TABLE 2. COMPARATIVE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BASED ON A
PAST WEEK REFERENCE PERIOD BY REGION: JULY 1998 TO JULY 1999
(In thousands)
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Total In The Labor Force | Total Employed | Total Unemployed
R E G I O N 1998 | 1999 | 1998 | 1999 | 1998 | 1999
Jul | Oct Jan Apr Jul | Jul | Oct Jan Apr Jul | Jul | Oct Jan Apr Jul
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PHILIPPINES 30,593 31,278 31,168 33,444 31,713 27,856 28,262 28,368 29,492 29,055 2,737 3,016 2,800 3,952 2,658
N C R - Metro Manila 4,222 4,364 4,325 4,551 4,324 3,602 3,705 3,647 3,720 3,660 620 659 678 831 664
C A R - Cordillera Adm. Region 587 587 582 646 588 554 535 541 595 559 33 52 41 51 29
Region I - Ilocos 1,687 1,703 1,690 1,800 1,701 1,541 1,564 1,549 1,622 1,590 146 139 141 178 111
Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,255 1,294 1,325 1,460 1,338 1,204 1,241 1,276 1,322 1,295 51 53 49 138 43
Region III - Central Luzon 2,922 3,017 3,002 3,202 3,067 2,666 2,658 2,695 2,769 2,783 256 359 307 433 284
Region IV - Southern Tagalog 4,098 4,176 4,182 4,333 4,265 3,744 3,782 3,811 3,897 3,891 354 394 371 436 374
Region V - Bicol 2,140 2,191 2,147 2,328 2,163 1,987 1,986 1,993 2,049 1,993 153 205 154 279 170
Region VI - Western Visayas 2,708 2,748 2,749 2,953 2,779 2,490 2,527 2,539 2,611 2,566 218 221 210 342 213
Region VII - Central Visayas 2,277 2,303 2,285 2,451 2,336 2,016 2,046 2,067 2,162 2,130 261 257 218 289 206
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,568 1,621 1,585 1,731 1,639 1,446 1,495 1,469 1,554 1,532 122 126 116 177 107
Region IX - Western Mindanao 1,147 1,171 1,171 1,290 1,206 1,069 1,088 1,098 1,165 1,137 78 83 73 125 69
Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,299 1,327 1,350 1,491 1,403 1,208 1,237 1,254 1,343 1,318 91 90 96 148 85
Region XI - Southern Mindanao 2,069 2,100 2,113 2,235 2,135 1,900 1,917 1,933 2,004 1,986 169 183 180 231 149
Region XII - Central Mindanao 976 1,007 1,005 1,113 1,031 901 941 946 988 976 75 66 59 125 55
A R M M - Muslim Mindanao 692 712 702 795 730 676 678 679 746 707 16 34 23 49 23
CARAGA 948 958 959 1,068 1,007 853 863 873 948 932 95 95 86 120 75
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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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