TABLE 2. COMPARATIVE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BASED ON A PAST WEEK REFERENCE PERIOD BY REGION: JULY 1997 TO JULY 1998 (In thousands) =================================================================================================================================================================================================== Total In The Labor Force Total Employed Total Unemployed R E G I O N 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPPINES 30,154 30,265 30,240 32,111 30,593 27,531 27,888 27,689 27,837 27,856 2,623 2,377 2,551 4,274 2,737 N C R - Metro Manila 4,162 4,131 4,132 4,444 4,222 3,577 3,533 3,513 3,603 3,602 585 598 619 841 620 C A R - Cordillera Adm. Region 576 570 582 623 587 549 532 549 573 554 27 38 33 50 33 Region I - Ilocos 1,703 1,702 1,678 1,748 1,687 1,552 1,568 1,546 1,573 1,541 151 134 132 175 146 Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,263 1,281 1,275 1,391 1,255 1,219 1,235 1,225 1,185 1,204 44 46 50 206 51 Region III - Central Luzon 2,863 2,865 2,868 2,989 2,922 2,563 2,617 2,607 2,634 2,666 300 248 261 355 256 Region IV - Southern Tagalog 4,015 4,082 4,089 4,219 4,098 3,656 3,774 3,755 3,769 3,744 359 308 334 450 354 Region V - Bicol 2,064 2,095 2,093 2,256 2,140 1,928 1,977 1,960 1,977 1,987 136 118 133 279 153 Region VI - Western Visayas 2,683 2,704 2,656 2,854 2,708 2,454 2,515 2,450 2,375 2,490 229 189 206 479 218 Region VII - Central Visayas 2,224 2,225 2,255 2,397 2,277 2,035 2,056 2,041 2,047 2,016 189 169 214 350 261 Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,605 1,571 1,574 1,699 1,568 1,471 1,457 1,454 1,496 1,446 134 114 120 203 122 Region IX - Western Mindanao 1,171 1,147 1,107 1,199 1,147 1,099 1,084 1,035 1,084 1,069 72 63 72 115 78 Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,241 1,274 1,278 1,355 1,299 1,153 1,205 1,203 1,194 1,208 88 69 75 161 91 Region XI - Southern Mindanao 2,046 2,047 2,061 2,139 2,069 1,899 1,911 1,892 1,884 1,900 147 136 169 255 169 Region XII - Central Mindanao 959 962 966 1,044 976 899 911 921 912 901 60 51 45 132 75 A R M M - Muslim Mindanao 668 684 690 731 692 646 662 670 662 676 22 22 20 69 16 CARAGA 913 926 937 1,023 948 832 851 868 869 853 81 75 69 154 95 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division Household Statistics Department National Statistics Office Republic of the Philippines