TABLE 10.  HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BY EMPLOYMENT STATUS, BY AGE GROUP & SEX, URBAN-RURAL: JULY 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       48,332     29,055      2,658      16,619  24,064     18,073      1,641       4,350  24,268     10,981      1,018      12,269
15 - 19 YEARS         8,473      2,548        496       5,429   4,391      1,668        290       2,433   4,081        880        205       2,996
20 - 24 YEARS         6,035      3,279        764       1,993   3,191      2,152        432         606   2,845      1,127        331       1,387
25 - 34 YEARS        10,124      6,963        653       2,508   5,051      4,479        417         155   5,073      2,484        236       2,353
35 - 44 YEARS         9,116      6,900        321       1,896   4,536      4,260        204          71   4,580      2,640        116       1,824
45 - 54 YEARS         6,595      5,029        200       1,365   3,185      2,943        144          98   3,410      2,086         56       1,268
55 - 64 YEARS         4,365      2,932        145       1,288   2,089      1,730        102         257   2,276      1,202         43       1,031
65 YEARS AND OVER     3,618      1,403         80       2,135   1,619        841         50         728   1,999        563         30       1,407
AGE NOT REPORTED          6          1         -            5       2         *          -            2       3         *          -            3

   URBAN             23,453     13,140      1,671       8,642  11,300      7,728      1,082       2,490  12,153      5,412        588       6,153
15 - 19 YEARS         4,022        927        291       2,803   1,969        486        179       1,304   2,053        441        113       1,499
20 - 24 YEARS         3,170      1,582        500       1,088   1,601        918        299         385   1,569        665        201         703
25 - 34 YEARS         5,225      3,521        448       1,255   2,549      2,157        299          93   2,676      1,364        149       1,163
35 - 44 YEARS         4,364      3,192        208         964   2,096      1,905        141          50   2,268      1,286         67         915
45 - 54 YEARS         3,070      2,243        121         706   1,470      1,304         92          74   1,601        939         30         632
55 - 64 YEARS         1,977      1,189         72         716     928        689         55         184   1,049        500         17         533
65 YEARS AND OVER     1,622        485         30       1,107     686        269         18         399     937        216         12         708
AGE NOT REPORTED          2         *          -            1       2         *          -            1      *          *          -           *

   RURAL             24,879     15,915        988       7,977  12,764     10,346        558       1,860  12,115      5,569        429       6,116
15 - 19 YEARS         4,451      1,621        204       2,626   2,423      1,183        112       1,128   2,028        438         92       1,497
20 - 24 YEARS         2,865      1,697        264         905   1,589      1,234        133         221   1,276        462        130         683
25 - 34 YEARS         4,899      3,442        205       1,253   2,502      2,322        118          62   2,397      1,119         87       1,190
35 - 44 YEARS         4,752      3,708        112         931   2,439      2,354         63          22   2,313      1,354         50         910
45 - 54 YEARS         3,524      2,786         79         659   1,715      1,639         53          24   1,809      1,147         26         636
55 - 64 YEARS         2,388      1,743         73         572   1,162      1,041         47          73   1,226        702         25         499
65 YEARS AND OVER     1,996        918         50       1,027     933        572         32         329   1,063        346         18         698
AGE NOT REPORTED          4         *          -            4       1         -          -            1       3         *          -            3

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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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