TABLE 2. COMPARATIVE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BASED ON A
PAST WEEK REFERENCE PERIOD BY REGION: JANUARY 1999 TO JANUARY 2000
(In thousands)
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Total In The Labor Force | Total Employed | Total Unemployed
R E G I O N 1999 | 2000 | 1999 | 2000 | 1999 | 2000
Jan Apr Jul Oct | Jan | Jan Apr Jul Oct | Jan | Jan Apr Jul Oct | Jan
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PHILIPPINES 31,168 33,444 31,713 32,000 31,848 28,368 29,492 29,055 29,003 28,895 2,800 3,952 2,658 2,997 2,953
N C R - Metro Manila 4,325 4,551 4,324 4,426 4,339 3,647 3,720 3,660 3,720 3,636 678 831 664 706 703
C A R - Cordillera Adm. Region 582 646 588 603 603 541 595 559 563 571 41 51 29 40 32
Region I - Ilocos 1,690 1,800 1,701 1,761 1,729 1,549 1,622 1,590 1,608 1,591 141 178 111 153 138
Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,325 1,460 1,338 1,349 1,358 1,276 1,322 1,295 1,299 1,302 49 138 43 50 56
Region III - Central Luzon 3,002 3,202 3,067 3,094 3,120 2,695 2,769 2,783 2,781 2,803 307 433 284 313 317
Region IV - Southern Tagalog 4,182 4,333 4,265 4,371 4,311 3,811 3,897 3,891 3,959 3,859 371 436 374 412 452
Region V - Bicol 2,147 2,328 2,163 2,189 2,216 1,993 2,049 1,993 2,001 2,027 154 279 170 188 189
Region VI - Western Visayas 2,749 2,953 2,779 2,821 2,762 2,539 2,611 2,566 2,588 2,558 210 342 213 233 204
Region VII - Central Visayas 2,285 2,451 2,336 2,316 2,360 2,067 2,162 2,130 2,073 2,121 218 289 206 243 239
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,585 1,731 1,639 1,655 1,609 1,469 1,554 1,532 1,528 1,487 116 177 107 127 122
Region IX - Western Mindanao 1,171 1,290 1,206 1,196 1,201 1,098 1,165 1,137 1,115 1,129 73 125 69 81 72
Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,350 1,491 1,403 1,388 1,375 1,254 1,343 1,318 1,290 1,292 96 148 85 98 83
Region XI - Southern Mindanao 2,113 2,235 2,135 2,110 2,112 1,933 2,004 1,986 1,923 1,935 180 231 149 187 177
Region XII - Central Mindanao 1,005 1,113 1,031 1,005 1,050 946 988 976 942 977 59 125 55 63 73
A R M M - Muslim Mindanao 702 795 730 723 723 679 746 707 697 702 23 49 23 26 21
CARAGA 959 1,068 1,007 994 980 873 948 932 916 906 86 120 75 78 74
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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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