TABLE 2. COMPARATIVE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BASED ON A
PAST WEEK REFERENCE PERIOD BY REGION: APRIL 1998 TO APRIL 1999
(In thousands)
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Total In The Labor Force | Total Employed | Total Unemployed
R E G I O N 1 9 9 8 1 9 9 9 | 1 9 9 8 1 9 9 9 | 1 9 9 8 1 9 9 9
Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr | Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr | Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr
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PHILIPPINES 32,111 30,593 31,278 31,168 33,444 27,837 27,856 28,262 28,368 29,492 4,274 2,737 3,016 2,800 3,952
N C R - Metro Manila 4,444 4,222 4,364 4,325 4,551 3,603 3,602 3,705 3,647 3,720 841 620 659 678 831
C A R - Cordillera Adm. Region 623 587 587 582 646 573 554 535 541 595 50 33 52 41 51
Region I - Ilocos 1,748 1,687 1,703 1,690 1,800 1,573 1,541 1,564 1,549 1,622 175 146 139 141 178
Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,391 1,255 1,294 1,325 1,460 1,185 1,204 1,241 1,276 1,322 206 51 53 49 138
Region III - Central Luzon 2,989 2,922 3,017 3,002 3,202 2,634 2,666 2,658 2,695 2,769 355 256 359 307 433
Region IV - Southern Tagalog 4,219 4,098 4,176 4,182 4,333 3,769 3,744 3,782 3,811 3,897 450 354 394 371 436
Region V - Bicol 2,256 2,140 2,191 2,147 2,328 1,977 1,987 1,986 1,993 2,049 279 153 205 154 279
Region VI - Western Visayas 2,854 2,708 2,748 2,749 2,953 2,375 2,490 2,527 2,539 2,611 479 218 221 210 342
Region VII - Central Visayas 2,397 2,277 2,303 2,285 2,451 2,047 2,016 2,046 2,067 2,162 350 261 257 218 289
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,699 1,568 1,621 1,585 1,731 1,496 1,446 1,495 1,469 1,554 203 122 126 116 177
Region IX - Western Mindanao 1,199 1,147 1,171 1,171 1,290 1,084 1,069 1,088 1,098 1,165 115 78 83 73 125
Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,355 1,299 1,327 1,350 1,491 1,194 1,208 1,237 1,254 1,343 161 91 90 96 148
Region XI - Southern Mindanao 2,139 2,069 2,100 2,113 2,235 1,884 1,900 1,917 1,933 2,004 255 169 183 180 231
Region XII - Central Mindanao 1,044 976 1,007 1,005 1,113 912 901 941 946 988 132 75 66 59 125
A R M M - Muslim Mindanao 731 692 712 702 795 662 676 678 679 746 69 16 34 23 49
CARAGA 1,023 948 958 959 1,068 869 853 863 873 948 154 95 95 86 120
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Source: Labor Force Survey
Income and Employment Statistics Division
Household Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
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