TABLE 2. COMPARATIVE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BASED ON A
PAST WEEK REFERENCE PERIOD BY REGION: OCTOBER 2000 TO OCTOBER 2001
(In thousands)
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In the Labor Force | Total Employed | Total Unemployed
R E G I O N 2000 2001 | 2000 2001 | 2000 2001
Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct | Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct | Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct
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PHILIPPINES 30,908 31,693 33,621 32,567 33,361 27,775 28,096 29,160 29,281 30,090 3,133 3,597 4,461 3286 3,271
N C R - National Capital Region 4,307 4,492 4,557 4,548 4,694 3,542 3,687 3,749 3,835 3,919 765 805 808 713 775
C A R - Cordillera Administrative Region 557 566 613 576 596 517 525 546 536 560 40 41 67 40 36
Region I - Ilocos 1,669 1,718 1,770 1,736 1,769 1,522 1,532 1,541 1,562 1,608 147 186 229 174 161
Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,163 1,214 1,330 1,249 1,280 1,101 1,162 1,193 1,194 1,218 62 52 137 55 62
Region III - Central Luzon 3,033 3,098 3,245 3,201 3,272 2,731 2,720 2,852 2,878 2,936 302 378 393 323 336
Region IV - Southern Tagalog 4,609 4,737 4,942 4,887 5,029 4,086 4,140 4,287 4,333 4,498 523 597 655 554 531
Region V - Bicol 1,896 1,939 2,053 1,959 2,029 1,737 1,775 1,813 1,783 1,875 159 164 240 176 154
Region VI - Western Visayas 2,549 2,567 2,781 2,698 2,727 2,320 2,295 2,351 2,426 2,482 229 272 430 272 245
Region VII - Central Visayas 2,286 2,312 2,414 2,328 2,421 2,049 2,025 2,041 2,083 2,181 237 287 373 245 240
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,496 1,544 1,745 1,583 1,641 1,379 1,386 1,505 1,447 1,510 117 158 240 136 131
Region IX - Western Mindanao 1,148 1,182 1,287 1,212 1,249 1,067 1,096 1,132 1,125 1,161 81 86 155 87 88
Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,299 1,313 1,376 1,361 1,351 1,218 1,217 1,262 1,289 1,254 81 96 114 72 97
Region XI - Southern Mindanao 2,181 2,266 2,461 2,348 2,364 1,989 2,035 2,153 2,106 2,140 192 231 308 242 224
Region XII - Central Mindanao 1,048 1,067 1,191 1,118 1,153 958 957 1,059 1,037 1,073 90 110 132 81 80
A R M M - Autonomous Region in Muslim 754 757 848 792 786 723 713 789 754 754 31 44 59 38 32
Mindanao
Caraga 917 919 1,008 968 1,000 837 830 888 891 920 80 89 120 77 80
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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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