TABLE 2. COMPARATIVE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BASED ON A PAST WEEK REFERENCE PERIOD BY REGION: JULY 1996 TO JULY 1997 (In thousands) ============================================================================================================================================================ Total In The Labor Force Total Employed Total Unemployed R E G I O N 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PHILIPPINES 29,657 29,637 29,631 31,368 30,154 27,419 27,442 27,335 28,105 27,531 2,238 2,195 2,296 3,263 2,623 N C R - Metro Manila 3,973 3,961 3,929 4,209 4,162 3,518 3,500 3,454 3,597 3,577 455 461 475 612 585 C A R - Cordillera Adm. Region 592 575 567 636 576 562 535 537 585 549 30 40 30 51 27 Region I - Ilocos 1,642 1,696 1,693 1,779 1,703 1,512 1,591 1,576 1,622 1,552 130 105 117 157 151 Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,273 1,261 1,244 1,365 1,263 1,229 1,224 1,204 1,255 1,219 44 37 40 110 44 Region III - Central Luzon 2,814 2,812 2,795 2,907 2,863 2,542 2,569 2,568 2,552 2,563 272 243 227 355 300 Region IV - Southern Tagalog 3,961 3,998 3,980 4,054 4,015 3,652 3,716 3,675 3,699 3,656 309 282 305 355 359 Region V - Bicol 2,111 2,104 2,078 2,244 2,064 1,969 1,967 1,933 2,022 1,928 142 137 145 222 136 Region VI - Western Visayas 2,584 2,498 2,590 2,754 2,683 2,413 2,307 2,401 2,405 2,454 171 191 189 349 229 Region VII - Central Visayas 2,198 2,156 2,171 2,302 2,224 2,010 1,977 1,957 2,087 2,035 188 179 214 215 189 Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,582 1,639 1,588 1,731 1,605 1,477 1,512 1,466 1,543 1,471 105 127 122 188 134 Region IX - Western Mindanao 1,116 1,099 1,100 1,174 1,171 1,062 1,048 1,045 1,071 1,099 54 51 55 103 72 Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,257 1,256 1,252 1,299 1,241 1,192 1,186 1,184 1,197 1,153 65 70 68 102 88 Region XI - Southern Mindanao 1,989 2,010 2,067 2,187 2,046 1,856 1,871 1,897 1,990 1,899 133 139 170 197 147 Region XII - Central Mindanao 948 940 968 1,011 959 892 891 916 921 899 56 49 52 90 60 A R M M - Muslim Mindanao 686 691 675 696 668 666 673 658 664 646 20 18 17 32 22 CARAGA 930 941 934 1,018 913 867 875 864 894 832 63 66 70 124 81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division National Statistics Office