TABLE 2. COMPARATIVE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BASED ON A PAST WEEK REFERENCE PERIOD BY REGION: APRIL 1996 TO APRIL 1997 (In thousands) =============================================================================================================================================================================================== Total In The Labor Force | Total Employed | Total Unemployed R E G I O N 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPPINES 30,713 29,657 29,637 29,631 31,368 27,358 27,419 27,442 27,335 28,105 3,355 2,238 2,195 2,296 3,263 N C R - Metro Manila 4,012 3,973 3,961 3,929 4,209 3,290 3,518 3,500 3,454 3,597 722 455 461 475 612 C A R - Cordillera Adm. Region 651 592 575 567 636 591 562 535 537 585 60 30 40 30 51 Region I - Ilocos 1,595 1,642 1,696 1,693 1,779 1,424 1,512 1,591 1,576 1,622 171 130 105 117 157 Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,353 1,273 1,261 1,244 1,365 1,278 1,229 1,224 1,204 1,255 75 44 37 40 110 Region III - Central Luzon 2,892 2,814 2,812 2,795 2,907 2,549 2,542 2,569 2,568 2,552 343 272 243 227 355 Region IV - Southern Tagalog 3,971 3,961 3,998 3,980 4,054 3,622 3,652 3,716 3,675 3,699 349 309 282 305 355 Region V - Bicol 2,199 2,111 2,104 2,078 2,244 2,003 1,969 1,967 1,933 2,022 196 142 137 145 222 Region VI - Western Visayas 2,835 2,584 2,498 2,590 2,754 2,430 2,413 2,307 2,401 2,405 405 171 191 189 349 Region VII - Central Visayas 2,204 2,198 2,156 2,171 2,302 1,942 2,010 1,977 1,957 2,087 262 188 179 214 215 Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,681 1,582 1,639 1,588 1,731 1,503 1,477 1,512 1,466 1,543 178 105 127 122 188 Region IX - Western Mindanao 1,186 1,116 1,099 1,100 1,174 1,098 1,062 1,048 1,045 1,071 88 54 51 55 103 Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,259 1,257 1,256 1,252 1,299 1,146 1,192 1,186 1,184 1,197 113 65 70 68 102 Region XI - Southern Mindanao 2,323 1,989 2,010 2,067 2,187 2,138 1,856 1,871 1,897 1,990 185 133 139 170 197 Region XII - Central Mindanao 848 948 940 968 1,011 770 892 891 916 921 78 56 49 52 90 A R M M - Muslim Mindanao 701 686 691 675 696 688 666 673 658 664 13 20 18 17 32 CARAGA 1,001 930 941 934 1,018 885 867 875 864 894 116 63 66 70 124 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: National Statistics Office