TABLE 2. COMPARATIVE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BASED ON A PAST WEEK REFERENCE PERIOD BY REGION: JANUARY 1997 TO JANUARY 1998 (In thousands) ====================================================================================================================================================================== | Total In The Labor Force | Total Employed | Total Unemployed R E G I O N | 1997 1998 | 1997 1998 | 1997 1998 | Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan | Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan | Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPPINES 29,631 31,368 30,154 30,265 30,239 27,335 28,105 27,531 27,888 27,693 2,296 3,263 2,623 2,377 2,546 N C R - Metro Manila 3,929 4,209 4,162 4,131 4,132 3,454 3,597 3,577 3,533 3,513 475 612 585 598 619 C A R - Cordillera Adm. Region 567 636 576 570 582 537 585 549 532 550 30 51 27 38 32 Region I - Ilocos 1,693 1,779 1,703 1,702 1,678 1,576 1,622 1,552 1,568 1,546 117 157 151 134 132 Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,244 1,365 1,263 1,281 1,275 1,204 1,255 1,219 1,235 1,225 40 110 44 46 50 Region III - Central Luzon 2,795 2,907 2,863 2,865 2,868 2,568 2,552 2,563 2,617 2,607 227 355 300 248 261 Region IV - Southern Tagalog 3,980 4,054 4,015 4,082 4,089 3,675 3,699 3,656 3,774 3,755 305 355 359 308 334 Region V - Bicol 2,078 2,244 2,064 2,095 2,093 1,933 2,022 1,928 1,977 1,960 145 222 136 118 133 Region VI - Western Visayas 2,590 2,754 2,683 2,704 2,656 2,401 2,405 2,454 2,515 2,450 189 349 229 189 206 Region VII - Central Visayas 2,171 2,302 2,224 2,225 2,254 1,957 2,087 2,035 2,056 2,037 214 215 189 169 217 Region VIII- Eastern Visayas 1,588 1,731 1,605 1,571 1,570 1,466 1,543 1,471 1,457 1,456 122 188 134 114 114 Region IX - Western Mindanao 1,100 1,174 1,171 1,147 1,107 1,045 1,071 1,099 1,084 1,035 55 103 72 63 72 Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,252 1,299 1,241 1,274 1,278 1,184 1,197 1,153 1,205 1,203 68 102 88 69 75 Region XI - Southern Mindanao 2,067 2,187 2,046 2,047 2,061 1,897 1,990 1,899 1,911 1,892 170 197 147 136 169 Region XII - Central Mindanao 968 1,011 959 962 966 916 921 899 911 921 52 90 60 51 45 A R M M - Muslim Mindanao 675 696 668 684 693 658 664 646 662 675 17 32 22 22 18 CARAGA 934 1,018 913 926 937 864 894 832 851 868 70 124 81 75 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division Household Statistics Department National Statistics Office Republic of the Philippines