TABLE 2. COMPARATIVE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BASED ON A PAST WEEK REFERENCE PERIOD BY REGION: JANUARY 1996 TO JANUARY 1997 (In thousands) ================================================================================================================================================================================================================ : Total In The Labor Force : Total Employed : Total Unemployed :-----------------------------------------------------:-----------------------------------------------------:---------------------------------------------------- R E G I O N : 1996 1997 : 1996 1997 : 1996 1997 : Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan : Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan : Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPPINES 28,924 30,713 29,657 29,637 29,631 26,527 27,358 27,419 27,442 27,335 2,397 3,355 2,238 2,195 2,296 N C R - Metro Manila 3,800 4,012 3,973 3,961 3,929 3,252 3,290 3,518 3,500 3,454 548 722 455 461 475 C A R - Cordillera Adm. Region 578 651 592 575 567 549 591 562 535 537 29 60 30 40 30 Region I - Ilocos 1,532 1,595 1,642 1,696 1,693 1,399 1,424 1,512 1,591 1,576 133 171 130 105 117 Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,239 1,353 1,273 1,261 1,244 1,208 1,278 1,229 1,224 1,204 31 75 44 37 40 Region III - Central Luzon 2,816 2,892 2,814 2,812 2,795 2,514 2,549 2,542 2,569 2,568 302 343 272 243 227 Region IV - Southern Tagalog 3,855 3,971 3,961 3,998 3,980 3,521 3,622 3,652 3,716 3,675 334 349 309 282 305 Region V - Bicol 2,025 2,199 2,111 2,104 2,078 1,904 2,003 1,969 1,967 1,933 121 196 142 137 145 Region VI - Western Visayas 2,587 2,835 2,584 2,498 2,590 2,374 2,430 2,413 2,307 2,401 213 405 171 191 189 Region VII - Central Visayas 2,124 2,204 2,198 2,156 2,171 1,915 1,942 2,010 1,977 1,957 209 262 188 179 214 Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,532 1,681 1,582 1,639 1,588 1,451 1,503 1,477 1,512 1,466 81 178 105 127 122 Region IX - Western Mindanao 1,104 1,186 1,116 1,099 1,100 1,049 1,098 1,062 1,048 1,045 55 88 54 51 55 Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,150 1,259 1,257 1,256 1,252 1,086 1,146 1,192 1,186 1,184 64 113 65 70 68 Region XI - Southern Mindanao 2,200 2,323 1,989 2,010 2,067 2,058 2,138 1,856 1,871 1,897 142 185 133 139 170 Region XII - Central Mindanao 803 848 948 940 968 764 770 892 891 916 39 78 56 49 52 A R M M - Muslim Mindanao 691 701 686 691 675 682 688 666 673 658 9 13 20 18 17 CARAGA 887 1,001 930 941 934 801 885 867 875 864 86 116 63 66 70 ================================================================================================================================================================================================================ Source: National Statistics Office, Income and Employment Statistics Division