TABLE 1. COMPARATIVE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATES (LFPR), EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY REGION:
JANUARY 2000 TO JANUARY 2001
(In Percent)
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Past Week in January 2000 |Past Week in April 2000 |Past Week in July 2000 |Past Week in October 2000 |Past Week in January 2001
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 47,185 64.9 90.5 9.5 47,500 66.5 86.1 13.9 47,800 63.8 88.8 11.2 48,076 64.3 89.9 10.1 48,405 65.5 88.6 11.4
N C R - Metro Manila 6,886 62.7 83.6 16.4 6,922 64.5 81.6 18.4 6,977 62.5 82.8 17.2 7,006 61.5 82.2 17.8 7,024 63.8 82.0 18.0
C A R - Cordillera Adm. Reg. 852 66.1 94.3 5.7 863 68.9 90.4 9.6 864 64.4 91.5 8.5 868 64.2 92.8 7.2 871 65.0 92.8 7.2
Region I - Ilocos 2,592 64.0 92.0 8.0 2,621 67.1 86.3 13.7 2,624 65.3 89.4 10.6 2,640 63.2 91.2 8.8 2,652 64.8 89.2 10.8
Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,708 69.7 95.9 4.1 1,719 70.7 91.5 8.5 1,723 68.6 93.5 6.5 1,732 67.2 94.6 5.4 1,744 69.6 95.7 4.3
Region III - Central Luzon 4,853 62.7 90.0 10.0 4,876 61.3 87.6 12.4 4,908 60.5 86.8 13.2 4,945 61.3 90.1 9.9 4,968 62.4 87.8 12.2
Region IV - Southern Tagalog 7,012 64.1 89.1 10.9 7,055 64.1 86.5 13.5 7,108 64.0 87.9 12.1 7,167 64.3 88.7 11.3 7,231 65.5 87.4 12.6
Region V - Bicol 2,772 67.3 91.4 8.6 2,791 68.2 86.5 13.5 2,812 64.9 90.0 10.0 2,820 67.2 91.6 8.4 2,841 68.3 91.6 8.5
Region VI - Western Visayas 3,923 64.0 92.5 7.5 3,952 67.6 82.5 17.5 3,971 63.2 89.5 10.5 3,982 64.0 91.0 9.0 4,015 64.0 89.4 10.6
Region VII - Central Visayas 3,442 65.7 89.7 10.3 3,461 68.7 85.0 15.0 3,488 63.4 89.8 10.2 3,498 65.3 89.6 10.4 3,527 65.6 87.6 12.4
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 2,206 65.2 92.4 7.6 2,215 72.0 80.7 19.3 2,228 66.6 91.0 9.0 2,240 66.8 92.2 7.8 2,258 68.4 89.8 10.3
Region IX - Western Mindanao 1,868 61.8 94.0 6.0 1,883 66.0 90.3 9.7 1,890 61.3 92.0 8.0 1,912 60.0 93.0 7.0 1,923 61.5 92.7 7.3
Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,680 74.7 94.0 6.0 1,690 71.8 89.9 10.1 1,702 70.5 92.0 8.0 1,711 75.9 93.8 6.2 1,726 76.1 92.7 7.3
Region XI - Southern Mindanao 3,173 68.8 91.5 8.5 3,195 70.8 88.7 11.3 3,214 66.9 90.0 10.0 3,238 67.4 91.2 8.8 3,268 69.3 89.8 10.2
Region XII - Central Mindanao 1,584 68.0 93.0 7.0 1,599 68.2 87.2 12.8 1,608 63.8 89.4 10.6 1,615 64.9 91.4 8.6 1,633 65.3 89.7 10.3
Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao 1,336 55.4 97.0 3.0 1,345 57.8 93.0 7.0 1,354 54.9 95.8 4.2 1,365 55.2 95.9 4.1 1,374 55.1 94.2 5.8
Caraga 1,300 67.8 92.4 7.6 1,314 69.8 89.6 10.4 1,328 66.0 91.3 8.7 1,337 68.6 91.3 8.7 1,349 68.1 90.3 9.7
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Note: Estimates for all quarters use the 1995 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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