Electronics, ICT, BPO firms top Clark employment stats

CLARK FREEPORT—The electronics industry is gaining by a considerable margin over Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) firms in the list of Clark’s top five employment providers, the Clark Development Corporation (CDC) reported.
Leading the list of top employment providers is the electronics industry which provided 11,732 jobs, the CDC Customer Service Department (CDC-CSD) April 2010 report said.
This was followed by the ICT and BPO industry which employed 10,833 workers. Trailing behind is garments and sewing industry with 8,762 employees, the report furthered.
Manufacturing firms have posted 6,603 jobs while commercial companies here employed 5,405 workers, the report also said.
CDC-CSD Manager Rodem Perez said Clark’s workforce as of April this year reached a total of 56,613 according to employment reports submitted by 385 locators here.
Of the 56,613 Clark workers, 54,028 are employed with registered locators, while 797 belong to the CDC workforce and 351with the state-owned Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC). At least 1,437 workers are employed by CDC-contracted agencies, Perez added.
Perez noted that 71.61 percent of Clark employees hail from various communities in the province of Pampanga: 21.48% come from Angeles City; 19.98%, Mabalacat; 4.11%, Porac; and 26.03%, other Pampanga areas.
The province of Tarlac share 10.89% of Clark employees: 2.76% come from Bamban; 2.55%, Capas; 5.58%, other Tarlac areas, 5.58%. According to the report, 17.50% of Clark workers come from Central Luzon or Metro Manila areas.