TABLE 3  Household Population 15 Years Old and Over, by Employment Status,
         Age Group and Sex: January 2007
        (In thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                    Total Population |             |          |            |
Age Group and Sex       15 Years Old | Total Labor | Employed | Unemployed |  Not in the
                            and Over |       Force |          |            | Labor Force
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Philippines

Both sexes                    56,145        36,395     33,545        2,850        19,750

15 - 24                       17,164         8,021      6,630        1,391         9,144
25 - 34                       13,059         9,699      8,893          806         3,360
35 - 44                       10,283         8,192      7,873          319         2,090
45 - 54                        7,484         5,965      5,758          207         1,519
55 - 64                        4,499         3,074      2,971          103         1,426
65 and over                    3,653         1,444      1,420           24         2,209
Not reported                       2             *          *            -             2

Male                          27,968        22,108     20,314        1,794         5,859

15 - 24                        8,697         4,956      4,148          808         3,741
25 - 34                        6,534         6,118      5,602          516           417
35 - 44                        5,158         4,936      4,710          226           222
45 - 54                        3,747         3,485      3,328          157           262
55 - 64                        2,207         1,788      1,716           72           418
65 and over                    1,624           826        811           15           798
Not reported                       1            -          -            -              1

Female                        28,177        14,286     13,231        1,055        13,890

15 - 24                        8,467         3,064      2,482          582         5,403
25 - 34                        6,525         3,581      3,291          290         2,943
35 - 44                        5,125         3,256      3,162           94         1,869
45 - 54                        3,738         2,480      2,430           50         1,257
55 - 64                        2,292         1,285      1,255           30         1,007
65 and over                    2,029           619        610            9         1,410
Not reported                       2             *          *            -             1

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Notes:

Figures were estimated based on the 2000 Census of Population Projections.
* Less than 500

Source:  National Statistics Office, Labor Force Survey

Page last updated: June 3, 2008

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