TABLE 2. COMPARATIVE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BASED ON A
PAST WEEK REFERENCE PERIOD BY REGION: JULY 1999 TO JULY 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
Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul | Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul | Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul
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PHILIPPINES 31,713 32,000 31,848 32,874 31,688 29,055 29,003 28,895 28,301 28,178 2,658 2,997 2,953 4,573 3,510
N C R - Metro Manila 4,324 4,426 4,339 4,503 4,389 3,660 3,720 3,636 3,666 3,631 664 706 703 837 758
C A R - Cordillera Adm. Region 588 603 603 628 595 559 563 571 571 548 29 40 32 57 47
Region I - Ilocos 1,701 1,761 1,729 1,823 1,784 1,590 1,608 1,591 1,575 1,597 111 153 138 248 187
Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,338 1,349 1,358 1,386 1,354 1,295 1,299 1,302 1,269 1,266 43 50 56 117 88
Region III - Central Luzon 3,067 3,094 3,120 3,068 3,045 2,783 2,781 2,803 2,685 2,635 284 313 317 383 410
Region IV - Southern Tagalog 4,265 4,371 4,311 4,333 4,351 3,891 3,959 3,859 3,755 3,840 374 412 452 578 511
Region V - Bicol 2,163 2,189 2,216 2,264 2,164 1,993 2,001 2,027 1,954 1,951 170 188 189 310 213
Region VI - Western Visayas 2,779 2,821 2,762 2,944 2,758 2,566 2,588 2,558 2,429 2,470 213 233 204 515 288
Region VII - Central Visayas 2,336 2,316 2,360 2,476 2,298 2,130 2,073 2,121 2,106 2,064 206 243 239 370 234
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,639 1,655 1,609 1,795 1,658 1,532 1,528 1,487 1,448 1,508 107 127 122 347 150
Region IX - Western Mindanao 1,206 1,196 1,201 1,303 1,206 1,137 1,115 1,129 1,173 1,110 69 81 72 130 96
Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,403 1,388 1,375 1,334 1,317 1,318 1,290 1,292 1,197 1,210 85 98 83 137 107
Region XI - Southern Mindanao 2,135 2,110 2,112 2,195 2,083 1,986 1,923 1,935 1,946 1,879 149 187 177 249 204
Region XII - Central Mindanao 1,031 1,005 1,050 1,061 997 976 942 977 925 894 55 63 73 136 103
A R M M - Muslim Mindanao 730 723 723 760 724 707 697 702 707 693 23 26 21 53 31
CARAGA 1,007 994 980 1,003 967 932 916 906 896 883 75 78 74 107 84
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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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