TABLE 10.  HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BY EMPLOYMENT STATUS, BY AGE GROUP & SEX, URBAN-RURAL:  OCTOBER 2000
           (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     48,076   27,775   3,133      17,167      23,944    17,258   1,978       4,708      24,131     10,516   1,156      12,459

15 - 19 YEARS           8,515    2,293     577       5,645       4,489     1,508     362       2,619       4,026        785     216       3,025
20 - 24 YEARS           6,247    3,207     902       2,138       3,292     2,055     518         719       2,955      1,152     384       1,419
25 - 34 YEARS           9,370    6,319     754       2,297       4,693     4,061     482         151       4,677      2,258     272       2,146
35 - 44 YEARS           9,172    6,732     378       2,062       4,465     4,119     253          93       4,707      2,613     125       1,968
45 - 54 YEARS           6,847    5,048     264       1,536       3,365     3,048     197         119       3,483      2,000      67       1,416
55 - 64 YEARS           4,313    2,800     161       1,352       2,041     1,638     106         298       2,272      1,163      55       1,054
65 YEARS AND OVER       3,604    1,374      97       2,134       1,597       830      60         707       2,008        544      37       1,427
AGE NOT REPORTED            7        2      *            5           2         1      -            2           5          1      *            3

          URBAN        24,301   13,099   2,017       9,185      11,724     7,653   1,323       2,749      12,577      5,446     694       6,436

15 - 19 YEARS           4,264      869     341       3,053       2,142       463     221       1,459       2,122        407     121       1,594
20 - 24 YEARS           3,484    1,673     610       1,201       1,744       934     360         451       1,740        740     250         750
25 - 34 YEARS           4,925    3,249     523       1,152       2,421     1,977     347          97       2,503      1,272     176       1,055
35 - 44 YEARS           4,603    3,276     253       1,074       2,178     1,936     183          59       2,425      1,340      70       1,016
45 - 54 YEARS           3,397    2,418     165         814       1,651     1,440     129          82       1,747        978      36         732
55 - 64 YEARS           1,996    1,147      83         766         915       648      57         210       1,081        498      26         557
65 YEARS AND OVER       1,631      466      42       1,123         673       255      27         391         958        211      15         732
AGE NOT REPORTED            1       -       -            1           1        -       -            1           1         -       -            1

          RURAL        23,775   14,676   1,116       7,982      12,220     9,606     655       1,960      11,555      5,071     461       6,023

15 - 19 YEARS           4,251    1,423     236       2,592       2,347     1,045     141       1,161       1,904        378      95       1,431
20 - 24 YEARS           2,763    1,534     292         937       1,548     1,121     159         268       1,215        412     134         669
25 - 34 YEARS           4,446    3,070     231       1,145       2,272     2,084     135          53       2,174        987      96       1,091
35 - 44 YEARS           4,569    3,457     125         987       2,287     2,183      70          34       2,282      1,274      55         953
45 - 54 YEARS           3,450    2,629      99         722       1,714     1,608      68          38       1,736      1,021      31         684
55 - 64 YEARS           2,317    1,654      78         586       1,126       989      49          88       1,191        665      28         498
65 YEARS AND OVER       1,974      908      55       1,011         924       575      33         316       1,049        333      22         695
AGE NOT REPORTED            6        2      *            3           2         1      -            1           4          1      *            2

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Note: October 2000 figures were estimated based on the 1995 Census-based Population Projection.

* - 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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