TABLE 2. COMPARATIVE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BASED ON A PAST WEEK REFERENCE PERIOD BY REGION: APRIL 1997 TO APRIL 1998 (In thousands) ======================================================================================================================================================================== Total In The Labor Force Total Employed Total Unemployed R E G I O N 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PHILIPPINES 31,368 30,154 30,265 30,236 32,113 28,105 27,531 27,888 27,691 27,835 3,263 2,623 2,377 2,545 4,278 N C R - Metro Manila 4,209 4,162 4,131 4,132 4,444 3,597 3,577 3,533 3,513 3,603 612 585 598 619 841 C A R - Cordillera Adm. Region 636 576 570 582 623 585 549 532 549 573 51 27 38 33 50 Region I - Ilocos 1,779 1,703 1,702 1,678 1,748 1,622 1,552 1,568 1,546 1,573 157 151 134 132 175 Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,365 1,263 1,281 1,275 1,391 1,255 1,219 1,235 1,225 1,185 110 44 46 50 206 Region III - Central Luzon 2,907 2,863 2,865 2,868 2,989 2,552 2,563 2,617 2,607 2,634 355 300 248 261 355 Region IV - Southern Tagalog 4,054 4,015 4,082 4,089 4,219 3,699 3,656 3,774 3,755 3,769 355 359 308 334 450 Region V - Bicol 2,244 2,064 2,095 2,093 2,256 2,022 1,928 1,977 1,960 1,977 222 136 118 133 279 Region VI - Western Visayas 2,754 2,683 2,704 2,656 2,854 2,405 2,454 2,515 2,450 2,375 349 229 189 206 479 Region VII - Central Visayas 2,302 2,224 2,225 2,255 2,397 2,087 2,035 2,056 2,041 2,047 215 189 169 214 350 Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,731 1,605 1,571 1,570 1,701 1,543 1,471 1,457 1,456 1,494 188 134 114 114 207 Region IX - Western Mindanao 1,174 1,171 1,147 1,107 1,199 1,071 1,099 1,084 1,035 1,084 103 72 63 72 115 Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,299 1,241 1,274 1,278 1,355 1,197 1,153 1,205 1,203 1,194 102 88 69 75 161 Region XI - Southern Mindanao 2,187 2,046 2,047 2,061 2,139 1,990 1,899 1,911 1,892 1,884 197 147 136 169 255 Region XII - Central Mindanao 1,011 959 962 966 1,044 921 899 911 921 912 90 60 51 45 132 A R M M - Muslim Mindanao 696 668 684 690 731 664 646 662 670 662 32 22 22 20 69 CARAGA 1,018 913 926 937 1,023 894 832 851 868 869 124 81 75 69 154 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division Household Statistics Department National Statistics Office Republic of the Philippines