TABLE 1 Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR), Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment Rates,
by Region: January 2007
(Percent)
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Total | | | |
Population | Labor Force | | Unem- | Under-
Region 15 Years | Participation | Employment | ployment | employment
Old and Over | Rate | Rate | Rate | Rate
(in thousands) | | | |
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Philippines 56,145 64.8 92.2 7.8 21.5
National Capital Region 7,475 62.8 87.3 12.7 14.7
Cordillera Administrative Region 1,013 68.3 95.2 4.8 18.8
I - Ilocos Region 3,117 61.5 90.3 9.7 21.0
II - Cagayan Valley 2,042 68.4 96.9 3.1 22.4
III - Central Luzon 6,185 62.2 90.3 9.7 11.2
IV-A- Calabarzon 7,210 64.7 89.6 10.4 16.7
IV-B- Mimaropa 1,631 70.0 96.1 3.9 23.9
V - Bicol Region 3,124 66.5 93.9 6.1 38.5
VI - Western Visayas 4,550 67.3 94.4 5.6 27.5
VII - Central Visayas 4,278 63.8 92.5 7.5 20.6
VIII- Eastern Visayas 2,526 66.9 93.9 6.1 28.5
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 1 1,993 65.7 96.3 3.7 24.4
X - Northern Mindanao 2,584 69.4 93.5 6.5 31.2
XI - Davao Region 2,630 65.7 92.5 7.5 23.6
XII - Soccsksargen 2,382 65.4 95.3 4.7 23.7
XIII- Caraga 1,468 64.6 92.4 7.6 26.1
Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 2 1,935 58.8 96.2 3.8 14.5
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Notes:
Figures were estimated based on the 2000 Census of Population Projections.
1 Starting July 2003, Isabela City (Basilan) is part of Region IX.
2 Starting July 2003, Basilan province, which was formerly part of Region IX, is now under ARMM by EO 36.
Source: National Statistics Office, Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: June 3, 2008
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