TABLE 10.  HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BY EMPLOYMENT STATUS, BY AGE GROUP & SEX, URBAN-RURAL:  APRIL  2001
           (Values are in thousands.  Details may not add up to totals due to rounding)

=====================================================================================================================================================
                                       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
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 PHILIPPINES         48,742      29,160     4,461      15,120    24,424      18,068    2,607       3,748    24,318    11,092     1,853      11,372

15 - 19 YEARS         8,474       2,762     1,390       4,321     4,557       1,839      770       1,947     3,917       923       620       2,374
20 - 24 YEARS         6,368       3,482     1,208       1,678     3,368       2,229      667         472     3,001     1,253       541       1,207
25 - 34 YEARS         9,393       6,345       835       2,213     4,708       4,072      521         115     4,684     2,273       313       2,098
35 - 44 YEARS         9,252       6,927       419       1,906     4,524       4,200      248          76     4,728     2,728       170       1,830
45 - 54 YEARS         7,125       5,347       324       1,454     3,509       3,183      210         116     3,616     2,164       114       1,338
55 - 64 YEARS         4,373       2,843       184       1,346     2,073       1,668      126         279     2,300     1,175        57       1,068
65 YEARS AND OVER     3,753       1,454       101       2,198     1,684         877       65         743     2,069       577        37       1,456
AGE NOT REPORTED          4           1        -            3         1          *        -            1         2        *         -            2

    URBAN            24,657      13,694     2,573       8,389    11,992       8,027    1,582       2,383    12,665     5,668       991       6,007

15 - 19 YEARS         4,223         960       717       2,545     2,185         551      400       1,234     2,038       409       318       1,311
20 - 24 YEARS         3,547       1,792       752       1,003     1,775       1,018      431         326     1,772       774       321         677
25 - 34 YEARS         4,954       3,307       541       1,106     2,444       2,002      361          80     2,510     1,305       180       1,025
35 - 44 YEARS         4,610       3,353       256       1,001     2,187       1,966      173          49     2,423     1,387        83         953
45 - 54 YEARS         3,602       2,613       183         807     1,750       1,541      129          81     1,852     1,072        54         726
55 - 64 YEARS         2,030       1,185        85         760       937         676       66         195     1,093       509        19         565
65 YEARS AND OVER     1,689         484        38       1,167       713         273       23         417       976       212        15         749
AGE NOT REPORTED          1          *         -            1        *           -        -           *          1        *         -           *

    RURAL            24,085      15,466     1,888       6,731    12,432      10,041    1,025       1,366    11,653     5,425       863       5,365

15 - 19 YEARS         4,251       1,802       673       1,776     2,372       1,288      370         713     1,879       514       302       1,063
20 - 24 YEARS         2,821       1,690       456         676     1,593       1,211      236         146     1,228       479       220         530
25 - 34 YEARS         4,439       3,037       294       1,108     2,264       2,069      160          35     2,174       968       134       1,073
35 - 44 YEARS         4,642       3,574       162         905     2,336       2,234       75          27     2,305     1,340        87         878
45 - 54 YEARS         3,522       2,734       141         647     1,759       1,643       81          35     1,763     1,091        60         612
55 - 64 YEARS         2,343       1,659        98         586     1,136         992       60          83     1,207       666        38         503
65 YEARS AND OVER     2,064         969        63       1,032       971         604       42         325     1,093       365        21         706
AGE NOT REPORTED          3          *         -            2         1          *        -            1         2        -         -            2

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: All estimates 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
 
Related press release | Labor force statistics index