Employment Situation in SOCCSKSARGEN Region: October 2020 (Based on the Final Results of October 2020 Round LFS)

2020 Production Performance of Agriculture in SOCCSKSARGEN Region.

Skipjack is the region’s primary import in terms of freight on board (FOB) value, it constituted 20.38 percent of the region’s US$51,765,437.00 total imports in November 2016 in terms of FOB Value. Skipjack or Stripe-Bellied Bonito, at 7,449,362.00 Kilograms, was the top import for the month at US$10.55 million. The commodity came from China, Taiwan, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea and Vietnam.

Skipjack is the primary export of the region in terms of freight on board (FOB) value. In November 2016, the region exported US$61,989,807.00 worth of commodities to the other countries. Skipjack or Bonito accounted for 19.87 percent of the region’s total exports for the month.

Population of Koronadal City increased at the rate of 1.93 percent annually Based on the 2015 Census of Population (2015 POPCEN), the city of Koronadal posted a total of 174,942 persons as of August 1, 2015. This is larger by 16,669 persons compared to its total population of 158,273 persons counted in 2010. The increase in the population count from 2010 to 2015 translated to an average annual population growth rate (PGR) of 1.93 percent. This is higher than the 1.70 percent annual PGR of the province between the census years 2000 and 2010. Koronadal city population increased by about 41,156 persons in the last 15 years from only 133,786 persons in 2000 to 174,942 persons in 2015.

Special Release on Socio-Economic and Demographic Characteristics of Sultan Kudarat Province based on POPCEN 2015 results

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF WOMEN AND MEN IN SULTAN KUDARAT PROVINCE Based from the results of the 2015 Census of Population, Sultan Kudarat Province has a total population of 812, 095. Among the population, 48.5 percent were women and 51.3 percent were men. This shows that men outnumbered women by 22,699 which translates to a sex ratio of 105 men for every 100 women.

The number of construction increases by 43.67 percent in the third quarter of 2017 The number of construction statistics for the third quarter of 2017 increased by 43.67 percent compared to those issued in the same period in 2016 based on the approved building permits. Residential constructions posted 14.41 percent increase from 118 to 135 projects while non-residential constructions recorded an increase of 45.74 percent from 94 to 137. Alteration/repairs also increased by 266.7 percent while 13 additions to existing structures were recorded this quarter.

South Cotabato’s inflation rate posted a slight increase to 3.90 percent in December 2017. This is about 0.4 percentage point higher than the rate posted a year ago of the same reference month (from 3.50 to 3.90 Inflation Rate). The year-on-year price situation was up to 3.88 percent change in all item index due to the significant increase in the heavily-weighted food and non-alcoholic beverages with 5.78 percent change (from 169.5 to 179.3). The same is true for the Non-food index with 1.63 percent change (from 122.8 to 124.8). Of all items; food and non-alcoholic beverages with 5.78 percent change (from 169.5 to 179.3) posted the higher percentage

Population of the province of South Cotabato is 915,289  As of August 1, 2015, the population of South Cotabato is 915,289 based on the Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).  The total population of South Cotabato accounted for about 20.14 percent of Region XII population in 2015.  The 2015 population is higher by 88,089 compared with the population of 827,200 in 2010, and higher by 224,561 compared with the population of 690,728 in 2000. Refer to Table 1.