TABLE 1. COMPARATIVE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATES (LFPR), EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY REGION:
JANUARY 1999 TO JANUARY 2000
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Past Week in January 1999 | Past Week in April 1999 | Past Week in July 1999 | Past Week in October 1999 | Past Week in January 2000
Total | Total | Total | Total | Total
R E G I O N 15 Yrs. Employ- Unem- |15 Yrs. Employ- Unem- |15 Yrs. Employ- Unem- |15 Yrs. Employ- Unem- |15 Yrs. Employ- Unem-
Old and LFPR ment ployment|Old and LFPR ment ployment|Old and LFPR ment ployment|Old and LFPR ment ployment|Old and LFPR ment ployment
Over Rate Rate | Over Rate Rate | Over Rate Rate | Over Rate Rate | Over Rate Rate
('000) | ('000) | ('000) | ('000) | ('000)
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PHILIPPINES 47,719 65.3 91.0 9.0 48,024 69.6 88.2 11.8 48,332 65.6 91.6 8.4 48,637 65.8 90.6 9.4 48,945 65.1 90.7 9.3
N C R - Metro Manila 6,746 64.1 84.3 15.7 6,793 67.0 81.7 18.3 6,840 63.2 84.6 15.4 6,887 64.3 84.0 16.0 6,935 62.6 83.8 16.2
C A R - Cordillera Adm. Reg. 881 66.0 92.9 7.1 887 72.9 92.1 7.9 892 66.0 95.0 5.0 897 67.2 93.4 6.6 903 66.8 94.6 5.4
Region I - Ilocos 2,642 64.0 91.7 8.3 2,656 67.8 90.1 9.9 2,670 63.7 93.5 6.5 2,684 65.6 91.3 8.7 2,698 64.1 92.0 8.0
Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,897 69.8 96.3 3.7 1,910 76.5 90.5 9.5 1,922 69.6 96.8 3.2 1,935 69.7 96.3 3.7 1,947 69.7 95.9 4.1
Region III - Central Luzon 4,858 61.8 89.8 10.2 4,889 65.5 86.5 13.5 4,920 62.3 90.7 9.3 4,951 62.5 89.9 10.1 4,982 62.6 89.8 10.2
Region IV - Southern Tagalog 6,501 64.3 91.1 8.9 6,547 66.2 89.9 10.1 6,594 64.7 91.2 8.8 6,640 65.8 90.6 9.4 6,687 64.5 89.5 10.5
Region V - Bicol 3,216 66.8 92.8 7.2 3,236 71.9 88.0 12.0 3,257 66.4 92.1 7.9 3,277 66.8 91.4 8.6 3,297 67.2 91.5 8.5
Region VI - Western Visayas 4,208 65.3 92.4 7.6 4,234 69.7 88.4 11.6 4,261 65.2 92.3 7.7 4,287 65.8 91.7 8.3 4,313 64.1 92.6 7.4
Region VII - Central Visayas 3,506 65.2 90.5 9.5 3,525 69.5 88.2 11.8 3,544 65.9 91.2 8.8 3,564 65.0 89.5 10.5 3,583 65.9 89.9 10.1
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 2,425 65.3 92.7 7.3 2,438 71.0 89.8 10.2 2,451 66.9 93.5 6.5 2,463 67.2 92.3 7.7 2,476 65.0 92.4 7.6
Region IX - Western Mindanao 1,890 61.9 93.8 6.2 1,902 67.8 90.3 9.7 1,914 63.0 94.2 5.8 1,926 62.1 93.2 6.8 1,938 61.9 94.0 6.0
Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,798 75.0 92.9 7.1 1,810 82.3 90.1 9.9 1,823 77.0 93.9 6.1 1,835 75.7 92.9 7.1 1,847 74.4 94.0 6.0
Region XI - Southern Mindanao 2,984 70.8 91.5 8.5 3,003 74.4 89.7 10.3 3,023 70.6 93.0 7.0 3,043 69.3 91.1 8.9 3,062 69.0 91.6 8.4
Region XII - Central Mindanao 1,493 67.3 94.2 5.8 1,503 74.1 88.7 11.3 1,513 68.1 94.7 5.3 1,524 66.0 93.7 6.3 1,534 68.4 93.0 7.0
A R M M - Muslim Mindanao 1,264 55.6 96.7 3.3 1,272 62.5 93.8 6.2 1,279 57.1 96.8 3.2 1,287 56.2 96.4 3.6 1,294 55.9 97.1 2.9
CARAGA 1,410 68.0 91.1 8.9 1,419 75.2 88.8 11.2 1,429 70.4 92.6 7.4 1,439 69.1 92.1 7.9 1,449 67.7 92.4 7.6
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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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