TABLE 1. COMPARATIVE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATES (LFPR), EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY REGION: JANUARY 1996 TO JANUARY 1997 (in thousands) =========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== : Past Week in January 1996 : Past Week in April 1996 : Past Week in July 1996 : Past Week in October 1996 : Past Week in January 1997 :--------------------------------------------:--------------------------------------------:--------------------------------------------:--------------------------------------------:-------------------------------------------- : Total : Total : Total : Total : Total R E G I O N : 15 Yrs. Employ- Unem- : 15 Yrs. Employ- Unem- : 15 Yrs. Employ- Unem- : 15 Yrs. Employ- Unem- : 15 Yrs. Employ- Unem- : Old and LFPR ment ployment : Old and LFPR ment ployment : Old and LFPR ment ployment : Old and LFPR ment ployment : Old and LFPR ment ployment : Over Rate Rate : Over Rate Rate : Over Rate Rate : Over Rate Rate : Over Rate Rate : (1,000) : (1,000) : (1,000) : (1,000) : (1,000) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPPINES 44,165 65.5 91.7 8.3 44,453 69.1 89.1 10.9 44,744 66.3 92.5 7.5 45,034 65.8 92.6 7.4 45,327 65.4 92.3 7.7 N C R - Metro Manila 6,207 61.2 85.6 14.4 6,250 64.2 82.0 18.0 6,294 63.1 88.5 11.5 6,338 62.5 88.4 11.6 6,382 61.6 87.9 12.1 C A R - Cordillera Adm. Region 820 70.5 95.0 5.0 825 78.9 90.8 9.2 830 71.4 94.9 5.1 835 68.8 93.1 6.9 840 67.5 94.7 5.3 Region I - Ilocos 2,477 61.8 91.3 8.7 2,490 64.1 89.3 10.7 2,504 65.6 92.1 7.9 2,517 67.4 93.8 6.2 2,531 66.9 93.1 6.9 Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,752 70.7 97.5 2.5 1,764 76.7 94.5 5.5 1,776 71.7 96.5 3.5 1,787 70.6 97.1 2.9 1,799 69.1 96.8 3.2 Region III - Central Luzon 4,502 62.5 89.3 10.7 4,531 63.8 88.1 11.9 4,560 61.7 90.3 9.7 4,589 61.3 91.3 8.7 4,619 60.5 91.9 8.1 Region IV - Southern Tagalog 5,962 64.7 91.3 8.7 6,005 66.1 91.2 8.8 6,049 65.5 92.2 7.8 6,093 65.6 92.9 7.1 6,138 64.8 92.3 7.7 Region V - Bicol 2,980 68.0 94.0 6.0 2,999 73.3 91.1 8.9 3,019 69.9 93.3 6.7 3,038 69.3 93.5 6.5 3,057 68.0 93.0 7.0 Region VI - Western Visayas 3,902 66.3 91.8 8.2 3,927 72.2 85.7 14.3 3,952 65.4 93.4 6.6 3,977 62.8 92.4 7.6 4,003 64.7 92.7 7.3 Region VII - Central Visayas 3,281 64.7 90.2 9.8 3,300 66.8 88.1 11.9 3,318 66.3 91.4 8.6 3,336 64.6 91.7 8.3 3,355 64.7 90.1 9.9 Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 2,279 67.3 94.7 5.3 2,291 73.4 89.4 10.6 2,303 68.7 93.4 6.6 2,315 70.8 92.2 7.8 2,327 68.3 92.3 7.7 Region IX - Western Mindanao 1,750 63.1 95.0 5.0 1,761 67.3 92.6 7.4 1,773 63.0 95.1 4.9 1,784 61.6 95.4 4.6 1,796 61.2 95.0 5.0 Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,655 69.5 94.4 5.6 1,666 75.6 91.0 9.0 1,678 74.9 94.8 5.2 1,689 74.3 94.4 5.6 1,701 73.6 94.6 5.4 Region XI - Southern Mindanao 3,057 72.0 93.5 6.5 3,078 75.5 92.0 8.0 2,792 71.2 93.3 6.7 2,811 71.5 93.1 6.9 2,830 73.1 91.8 8.2 Region XII - Central Mindanao 1,071 75.0 95.1 4.9 1,077 78.7 90.8 9.2 1,392 68.1 94.1 5.9 1,402 67.0 94.8 5.2 1,412 68.6 94.6 5.4 A R M M - Muslim Mindanao 1,176 58.8 98.7 1.3 1,183 59.3 98.1 1.9 1,191 57.6 97.1 2.9 1,198 57.7 97.4 2.6 1,205 56.0 97.5 2.5 CARAGA 1,294 68.5 90.3 9.7 1,304 76.8 88.4 11.6 1,314 70.8 93.2 6.8 1,323 71.2 93.0 7.0 1,333 70.1 92.5 7.5 =========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== Source: National Statistics Office, Income and Employment Statistics Division