TABLE 2. COMPARATIVE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BASED ON A
PAST WEEK REFERENCE PERIOD BY REGION: JANUARY 2000 TO JANUARY 2001
(In thousands)
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Total In The Labor Force | Total Employed | Total Unemployed
R E G I O N 2000 | 2001 | 2000 | 2001 | 2000 2001
Jan Apr Jul Oct | Jan | Jan Apr Jul Oct | Jan | Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan
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PHILIPPINES 30,632 31,587 30,518 30,908 31,684 27,733 27,209 27,093 27,775 28,087 2,899 4,378 3,425 3,133 3,597
N C R - National Capital Region 4,318 4,462 4,363 4,307 4,484 3,612 3,640 3,612 3,542 3,679 706 822 751 765 805
C A R - Cordillera Administrative Region 563 594 556 557 566 531 537 509 517 525 32 57 47 40 41
Region I - Ilocos 1,659 1,759 1,713 1,669 1,718 1,526 1,518 1,531 1,522 1,532 133 241 182 147 186
Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,191 1,216 1,183 1,163 1,214 1,142 1,113 1,106 1,101 1,162 49 103 77 62 52
Region III - Central Luzon 3,044 2,990 2,969 3,033 3,098 2,739 2,620 2,576 2,731 2,720 305 370 393 302 378
Region IV - Southern Tagalog 4,492 4,519 4,550 4,609 4,737 4,003 3,910 4,000 4,086 4,140 489 609 550 523 597
Region V - Bicol 1,866 1,902 1,825 1,896 1,939 1,705 1,645 1,643 1,737 1,775 161 257 182 159 164
Region VI - Western Visayas 2,511 2,669 2,509 2,549 2,567 2,322 2,202 2,245 2,320 2,295 189 467 264 229 272
Region VII - Central Visayas 2,262 2,378 2,212 2,286 2,312 2,028 2,022 1,987 2,049 2,025 234 356 225 237 287
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,438 1,595 1,484 1,496 1,544 1,329 1,288 1,351 1,379 1,386 109 307 133 117 158
Region IX - Western Mindanao 1,154 1,242 1,158 1,148 1,182 1,085 1,122 1,066 1,067 1,096 69 120 92 81 86
Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,255 1,213 1,201 1,299 1,313 1,179 1,090 1,104 1,218 1,217 76 123 97 81 96
Region XI - Southern Mindanao 2,183 2,262 2,151 2,181 2,266 1,998 2,007 1,936 1,989 2,035 185 255 215 192 231
Region XII - Central Mindanao 1,077 1,091 1,026 1,048 1,067 1,001 951 917 958 957 76 140 109 90 110
A R M M - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 740 777 744 754 757 718 723 713 723 713 22 54 31 31 44
Caraga 881 916 877 917 919 814 821 800 837 830 67 95 77 80 89
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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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