TABLE 10.  HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BY EMPLOYMENT STATUS, BY AGE GROUP & SEX, URBAN-RURAL: APRIL 1999
           (Values are in thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding)

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                                        BOTH SEXES             |                       MALE                |                      FEMALE
       AGE GROUP               IN THE LABOR FORCE      NOT IN  |           IN THE LABOR FORCE      NOT IN  |           IN THE LABOR FORCE      NOT IN
        AND AREA                            UNEM-    THE LABOR |                        UNEM-    THE LABOR |                        UNEM-    THE LABOR
                      TOTAL    EMPLOYED    PLOYED       FORCE  |  TOTAL    EMPLOYED    PLOYED       FORCE  |  TOTAL    EMPLOYED    PLOYED       FORCE
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      PHILIPPINES     48,024     29,492      3,952     14,579     23,995     18,399      2,319      3,277     24,029     11,093      1,634     11,303

15 - 19 YEARS          8,429      3,163      1,332      3,934      4,386      2,079        715      1,592      4,043      1,084        617      2,342
20 - 24 YEARS          6,035      3,387        976      1,672      3,234      2,241        567        425      2,801      1,146        409      1,247
25 - 34 YEARS         10,129      6,959        754      2,416      5,069      4,471        473        125      5,060      2,487        281      2,292
35 - 44 YEARS          8,987      6,797        378      1,812      4,471      4,179        230         63      4,516      2,619        148      1,749
45 - 54 YEARS          6,511      4,909        248      1,354      3,137      2,872        170         95      3,374      2,038         78      1,259
55 - 64 YEARS          4,343      2,900        164      1,279      2,075      1,711        108        255      2,269      1,189         56      1,024
65 YEARS AND OVER      3,585      1,376        100      2,109      1,622        846         55        721      1,964        530         45      1,388
AGE NOT REPORTED           4          1         -           3          1         -          -           1          3          1         -           2

         URBAN        23,330     13,288      2,316      7,725     11,298      7,821      1,430      2,047     12,032      5,467        886      5,679

15 - 19 YEARS          3,973      1,089        675      2,209      1,942        581        380        981      2,031        508        295      1,228
20 - 24 YEARS          3,185      1,643        617        925      1,636        969        369        299      1,549        674        248        626
25 - 34 YEARS          5,175      3,502        501      1,173      2,550      2,142        329         80      2,625      1,360        172      1,093
35 - 44 YEARS          4,338      3,195        240        903      2,077      1,878        157         42      2,261      1,317         83        861
45 - 54 YEARS          3,070      2,211        161        699      1,488      1,305        116         68      1,582        906         45        631
55 - 64 YEARS          1,980      1,180         83        718        918        681         57        180      1,062        498         26        538
65 YEARS AND OVER      1,607        469         40      1,098        685        265         23        397        922        204         16        701
AGE NOT REPORTED           1         -          -           1          1         -          -           1                    -          -           *

         RURAL        24,694     16,204      1,636      6,854     12,697     10,579        888      1,230     11,997      5,625        748      5,624

15 - 19 YEARS          4,456      2,074        657      1,725      2,444      1,498        335        611      2,012        576        322      1,114
20 - 24 YEARS          2,850      1,743        359        747      1,597      1,272        199        127      1,252        471        160        621
25 - 34 YEARS          4,954      3,457        253      1,244      2,519      2,330        144         45      2,435      1,127        109      1,199
35 - 44 YEARS          4,649      3,603        138        909      2,395      2,301         73         21      2,255      1,302         65        888
45 - 54 YEARS          3,441      2,699         87        655      1,649      1,567         54         27      1,792      1,132         33        628
55 - 64 YEARS          2,363      1,721         81        561      1,157      1,030         51         76      1,206        691         30        486
65 YEARS AND OVER      1,978        907         61      1,011        936        580         32        324      1,042        326         29        687
AGE NOT REPORTED           3          1         -           2         -          -          -          -           3          1         -           2

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 * less than 500

Source:  Labor Force Survey
         Income and Employment Statistics Division
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines
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