TABLE 2. COMPARATIVE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BASED ON A PAST WEEK REFERENCE PERIOD BY REGION: OCTOBER 1996 TO OCTOBER 1997 (In thousands) =========================================================================================================================================================================================================== Total In The Labor Force Total Employed Total Unemployed R E G I O N 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPPINES 29,637 29,631 31,368 30,154 30,265 27,442 27,335 28,105 27,531 27,888 2,195 2,296 3,263 2,623 2,377 N C R - Metro Manila 3,961 3,929 4,209 4,162 4,131 3,500 3,454 3,597 3,577 3,533 461 475 612 585 598 C A R - Cordillera Adm. Region 575 567 636 576 570 535 537 585 549 532 40 30 51 27 38 Region I - Ilocos 1,696 1,693 1,779 1,703 1,702 1,591 1,576 1,622 1,552 1,568 105 117 157 151 134 Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,261 1,244 1,365 1,263 1,281 1,224 1,204 1,255 1,219 1,235 37 40 110 44 46 Region III - Central Luzon 2,812 2,795 2,907 2,863 2,865 2,569 2,568 2,552 2,563 2,617 243 227 355 300 248 Region IV - Southern Tagalog 3,998 3,980 4,054 4,015 4,082 3,716 3,675 3,699 3,656 3,774 282 305 355 359 308 Region V - Bicol 2,104 2,078 2,244 2,064 2,095 1,967 1,933 2,022 1,928 1,977 137 145 222 136 118 Region VI - Western Visayas 2,498 2,590 2,754 2,683 2,704 2,307 2,401 2,405 2,454 2,515 191 189 349 229 189 Region VII - Central Visayas 2,156 2,171 2,302 2,224 2,225 1,977 1,957 2,087 2,035 2,056 179 214 215 189 169 Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,639 1,588 1,731 1,605 1,571 1,512 1,466 1,543 1,471 1,457 127 122 188 134 114 Region IX - Western Mindanao 1,099 1,100 1,174 1,171 1,147 1,048 1,045 1,071 1,099 1,084 51 55 103 72 63 Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,256 1,252 1,299 1,241 1,274 1,186 1,184 1,197 1,153 1,205 70 68 102 88 69 Region XI - Southern Mindanao 2,010 2,067 2,187 2,046 2,047 1,871 1,897 1,990 1,899 1,911 139 170 197 147 136 Region XII - Central Mindanao 940 968 1,011 959 962 891 916 921 899 911 49 52 90 60 51 A R M M - Muslim Mindanao 691 675 696 668 684 673 658 664 646 662 18 17 32 22 22 CARAGA 941 934 1,018 913 926 875 864 894 832 851 66 70 124 81 75 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division Household Statistics Department National Statistics Office Republic of the Philippines