TABLE 9.  HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BY EMPLOYMENT STATUS, BY AGE GROUP & SEX, URBAN-RURAL:  JANUARY 2001
          (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    48,405     28,087      3,597      16,721    24,052     17,308      2,224       4,520    24,353     10,779      1,373      12,201

15 - 19 YEARS        8,556      2,268        628       5,661     4,489      1,492        387       2,610     4,067        775        241       3,050
20 - 24 YEARS        6,329      3,282        984       2,063     3,321      2,078        554         689     3,008      1,204        429       1,374
25 - 34 YEARS        9,298      6,259        850       2,189     4,637      3,976        526         136     4,660      2,283        324       2,053
35 - 44 YEARS        9,209      6,819        445       1,946     4,500      4,153        281          66     4,709      2,666        163       1,880
45 - 54 YEARS        6,993      5,190        357       1,446     3,420      3,091        254          75     3,573      2,099        103       1,371
55 - 64 YEARS        4,333      2,845        230       1,257     2,050      1,654        159         237     2,282      1,191         71       1,020
65 YEARS AND OVER    3,683      1,424        104       2,154     1,632        865         63         705     2,050        560         41       1,449
AGE NOT REPORTED         4         -          -            4         1         -          -            1         3         -          -            3

        URBAN       24,445     13,300      2,285       8,860    11,785      7,673      1,492       2,620    12,660      5,627        793       6,240

15 - 19 YEARS        4,268        853        393       3,022     2,141        444        255       1,442     2,128        409        138       1,580
20 - 24 YEARS        3,523      1,705        654       1,164     1,765        954        383         428     1,758        751        271         736
25 - 34 YEARS        4,869      3,250        553       1,066     2,395      1,944        365          86     2,474      1,305        188         980
35 - 44 YEARS        4,594      3,317        281         996     2,175      1,939        194          43     2,419      1,378         88         953
45 - 54 YEARS        3,486      2,480        230         776     1,680      1,456        172          53     1,805      1,024         58         723
55 - 64 YEARS        2,040      1,207        129         704       938        668         97         172     1,102        539         31         531
65 YEARS AND OVER    1,663        488         44       1,131       690        268         26         397       973        220         18         735
AGE NOT REPORTED         2         -          -            2         1         -          -            1         1         -          -            1

        RURAL       23,960     14,788      1,312       7,860    12,266      9,635        732       1,899    11,693      5,152        580       5,961

15 - 19 YEARS        4,288      1,414        234       2,639     2,349      1,048        132       1,169     1,939        366        102       1,470
20 - 24 YEARS        2,806      1,577        330         899     1,556      1,123        171         261     1,250        454        158         638
25 - 34 YEARS        4,429      3,009        296       1,124     2,242      2,031        160          51     2,187        978        136       1,073
35 - 44 YEARS        4,615      3,502        163         950     2,325      2,214         87          23     2,290      1,288         76         927
45 - 54 YEARS        3,508      2,711        127         670     1,740      1,635         82          23     1,768      1,075         45         647
55 - 64 YEARS        2,293      1,638        102         554     1,113        986         62          65     1,180        652         40         489
65 YEARS AND OVER    2,019        936         60       1,023       942        597         37         308     1,077        340         23         715
AGE NOT REPORTED         2         -          -            2        -          -          -           -          2         -          -            2

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Note: Estimates for this quarter 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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