TABLE 1. COMPARATIVE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATES (LFPR), EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY REGION: JULY 2000 TO JULY 2001
(In Percent)
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Past Week in July 2000 | Past Week in October 2000 | Past Week in January 2001 | Past Week in April 2001 | Past Week in July 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 47,800 63.8 88.8 11.2 48,076 64.3 89.9 10.1 48,405 65.5 88.6 11.4 48,742 69.0 86.7 13.3 49,137 66.3 89.9 10.1
N C R - National Capital Region 6,977 62.5 82.8 17.2 7,006 61.5 82.2 17.8 7,024 63.8 82.0 18.0 7,084 64.3 82.3 17.7 7,135 63.7 84.3 15.7
C A R - Cordillera Adm. Reg. 864 64.4 91.5 8.5 868 64.2 92.8 7.2 871 65.0 92.8 7.2 883 69.4 89.1 10.9 891 64.7 93.0 7.0
Region I - Ilocos 2,624 65.3 89.4 10.6 2,640 63.2 91.2 8.8 2,652 64.8 89.2 10.8 2,662 66.5 87.0 13.0 2,680 64.8 90.0 10.0
Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,723 68.6 93.5 6.5 1,732 67.2 94.6 5.4 1,744 69.6 95.7 4.3 1,751 75.9 89.7 10.3 1,764 70.8 95.6 4.4
Region III - Central Luzon 4,908 60.5 86.8 13.2 4,945 61.3 90.1 9.9 4,968 62.4 87.8 12.2 5,004 64.8 87.9 12.1 5,049 63.4 89.9 10.1
Region IV - Southern Tagalog 7,108 64.0 87.9 12.1 7,167 64.3 88.7 11.3 7,231 65.5 87.4 12.6 7,285 67.8 86.7 13.3 7,363 66.4 88.7 11.3
Region V - Bicol 2,812 64.9 90.0 10.0 2,820 67.2 91.6 8.4 2,841 68.3 91.6 8.5 2,856 71.9 88.3 11.7 2,878 68.1 91.0 9.0
Region VI - Western Visayas 3,971 63.2 89.5 10.5 3,982 64.0 91.0 9.0 4,015 64.0 89.4 10.6 4,041 68.8 84.5 15.5 4,071 66.3 89.9 10.1
Region VII - Central Visayas 3,488 63.4 89.8 10.2 3,498 65.3 89.6 10.4 3,527 65.6 87.6 12.4 3,555 67.9 84.5 15.5 3,579 65.0 89.5 10.5
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 2,228 66.6 91.0 9.0 2,240 66.8 92.2 7.8 2,258 68.4 89.8 10.3 2,274 76.8 86.2 13.8 2,293 69.0 91.4 8.6
Region IX - Western Mindanao 1,890 61.3 92.0 8.0 1,912 60.0 93.0 7.0 1,923 61.5 92.7 7.3 1,939 66.4 87.9 12.1 1,958 61.9 92.8 7.2
Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,702 70.5 92.0 8.0 1,711 75.9 93.8 6.2 1,726 76.1 92.7 7.3 1,738 79.2 91.7 8.3 1,749 77.8 94.7 5.3
Region XI - Southern Mindanao 3,214 66.9 90.0 10.0 3,238 67.4 91.2 8.8 3,268 69.3 89.8 10.2 3,288 74.8 87.5 12.5 3,315 70.8 89.7 10.3
Region XII - Central Mindanao 1,608 63.8 89.4 10.6 1,615 64.9 91.4 8.6 1,633 65.3 89.7 10.3 1,639 72.6 88.9 11.1 1,651 67.7 92.8 7.2
A R M M - Autonomous Region 1,354 54.9 95.8 4.2 1,365 55.2 95.9 4.1 1,374 55.1 94.2 5.8 1,380 61.4 93.1 6.9 1,388 57.1 95.2 4.8
in Muslim Mindanao
Caraga 1,328 66.0 91.3 8.7 1,337 68.6 91.3 8.7 1,349 68.1 90.3 9.7 1,362 74.0 88.1 11.9 1,371 70.6 92.1 7.9
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Note: Estimates for all quarters used 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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