TABLE 1. COMPARATIVE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATES (LFPR), EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY REGION:
OCTOBER 1999 TO OCTOBER 2000
(In Percent)
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Past Week in October 1999 | Past Week in January 2000 | Past Week in April 2000 | Past Week in July 2000 | Past Week in October 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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48,076 64.3 89.9 10.1
PHILIPPINES 46,749 65.7 90.4 9.6 48,945 65.1 90.7 9.3 49,255 66.7 86.1 13.9 49,567 63.9 88.9 11.1
7,006 61.5 82.2 17.8
N C R - Metro Manila 6,850 64.4 83.9 16.1 6,935 62.6 83.8 16.2 6,982 64.5 81.4 18.6 7,031 62.4 82.7 17.3 868 64.2 92.8 7.2
C A R - Cordillera Adm. Reg. 842 66.7 93.4 6.6 903 66.8 94.6 5.4 908 69.2 91.0 9.0 914 65.1 92.1 7.9 2,640 63.2 91.2 8.8
Region I - Ilocos 2,570 65.5 91.2 8.8 2,698 64.1 92.0 8.0 2,713 67.2 86.4 13.6 2,727 65.4 89.5 10.5 1,732 67.2 94.6 5.4
Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,698 69.7 96.3 3.7 1,947 69.7 95.9 4.1 1,960 70.7 91.5 8.5 1,973 68.6 93.5 6.5 4,945 61.3 90.1 9.9
Region III - Central Luzon 4,801 62.6 90.0 10.1 4,982 62.6 89.8 10.2 5,013 61.2 87.5 12.5 5,045 60.3 86.5 13.5 7,167 64.3 88.7 11.3
Region IV - Southern Tagalog 6,933 65.4 90.3 9.7 6,687 64.5 89.5 10.5 6,734 64.3 86.6 13.4 6,781 64.2 88.2 11.8 2,820 67.2 91.6 8.4
Region V - Bicol 2,745 66.9 91.2 8.8 3,297 67.2 91.5 8.5 3,318 68.2 86.3 13.7 3,339 64.8 90.2 9.8 3,982 64.0 91.0 9.0
Region VI - Western Visayas 3,885 65.8 91.5 8.5 4,313 64.1 92.6 7.4 4,339 67.8 82.5 17.5 4,365 63.2 89.6 10.4 3,498 65.3 89.6 10.4
Region VII - Central Visayas 3,410 64.8 89.2 10.8 3,583 65.9 89.9 10.1 3,602 68.7 85.1 14.9 3,622 63.4 89.8 10.2 2,240 66.8 92.2 7.8
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 2,186 67.5 92.3 7.7 2,476 65.0 92.4 7.6 2,489 72.1 80.7 19.3 2,501 66.3 91.0 9.0 1,912 60.0 93.0 7.0
Region IX - Western Mindanao 1,845 62.0 93.2 6.8 1,938 61.9 94.0 6.0 1,950 66.2 90.3 9.7 1,962 61.4 92.1 7.9 1,711 75.9 93.8 6.2
Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,665 75.8 93.0 7.0 1,847 74.4 94.0 6.0 1,860 71.7 89.7 10.3 1,872 70.3 91.9 8.1 3,238 67.4 91.2 8.8
Region XI - Southern Mindanao 3,140 69.0 91.1 8.9 3,062 69.0 91.6 8.4 3,082 71.2 88.7 11.3 3,102 67.2 90.2 9.8 1,615 64.9 91.4 8.6
Region XII - Central Mindanao 1,569 65.6 93.6 6.4 1,534 68.4 93.0 7.0 1,545 68.7 87.2 12.8 1,555 64.1 89.7 10.3 1,365 55.2 95.9 4.1
A R M M - Muslim Mindanao 1,323 55.6 96.4 3.6 1,294 55.9 97.1 2.9 1,302 58.4 93.0 7.0 1,309 55.3 95.8 4.2 1,337 68.6 91.3 8.7
CARAGA 1,288 69.7 92.0 8.0 1,449 67.7 92.4 7.6 1,459 68.7 89.4 10.6 1,469 65.8 91.3 8.7
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Note: The October 1999 and October 2000 figures were estimated based on the 1995 Census-based Population Projection while figures for January, April and July 2000 were estimated
based on the 1980 Census-based Population Projection.
Source: Labor Force Survey
Income and Employment Statistics Division
Household Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
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