TABLE 1. COMPARATIVE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATES (LFPR), EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY REGION: JANUARY 2001 TO JANUARY 2002
(In Percent)
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Past Week in January 2001 | Past Week in April 2001 | Past Week in July 2001 | Past Week in October 2001 | Past Week in January 2002
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 48,413 65.5 88.7 11.3 48,742 69.0 86.7 13.3 49,137 66.3 89.9 10.1 49,424 67.5 90.2 9.8 49,839 66.4 89.7 10.3
N C R - National Capital Region 7,032 63.9 82.1 17.9 7,084 64.3 82.3 17.7 7,135 63.7 84.3 15.7 7,162 65.5 83.5 16.5 7,220 64.4 83.9 16.1
C A R - Cordillera Adm. Reg. 871 65.0 92.7 7.3 883 69.4 89.1 10.9 891 64.7 93.0 7.0 896 66.6 93.9 6.1 905 64.8 92.8 7.2
Region I - Ilocos 2,652 64.7 89.2 10.8 2,662 66.5 87.0 13.0 2,680 64.8 90.0 10.0 2,697 65.6 90.9 9.1 2,718 63.9 88.8 11.2
Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,744 69.6 95.7 4.3 1,751 75.9 89.7 10.3 1,764 70.8 95.6 4.4 1,776 72.1 95.2 4.8 1,789 70.9 95.6 4.4
Region III - Central Luzon 4,968 62.4 87.8 12.2 5,004 64.8 87.9 12.1 5,049 63.4 89.9 10.1 5,073 64.5 89.7 10.3 5,105 63.7 88.5 11.5
Region IV - Southern Tagalog 7,231 65.5 87.4 12.6 7,285 67.8 86.7 13.3 7,363 66.4 88.7 11.3 7,436 67.6 89.5 10.5 7,503 66.5 88.6 11.4
Region V - Bicol 2,841 68.2 91.5 8.5 2,856 71.9 88.3 11.7 2,878 68.1 91.0 9.0 2,885 70.3 92.4 7.6 2,905 67.7 92.0 8.0
Region VI - Western Visayas 4,015 63.9 89.4 10.6 4,041 68.8 84.5 15.5 4,071 66.3 89.9 10.1 4,095 66.6 91.0 9.0 4,132 66.4 91.2 8.8
Region VII - Central Visayas 3,527 65.5 87.6 12.4 3,555 67.9 84.5 15.5 3,579 65.0 89.5 10.5 3,600 67.2 90.1 9.9 3,632 66.0 90.1 9.9
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 2,258 68.4 89.8 10.2 2,274 76.8 86.2 13.8 2,293 69.0 91.4 8.6 2,308 71.1 92.0 8.0 2,322 71.5 91.2 8.8
Region IX - Western Mindanao 1,923 61.5 92.7 7.3 1,939 66.4 87.9 12.1 1,958 61.9 92.8 7.2 1,963 63.5 93.0 7.0 1,985 62.4 93.9 6.1
Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,726 76.1 92.7 7.3 1,738 79.2 91.7 8.3 1,749 77.8 94.7 5.3 1,759 76.8 92.8 7.2 1,778 75.4 93.9 6.1
Region XI - Southern Mindanao 3,268 69.4 89.8 10.2 3,288 74.8 87.5 12.5 3,315 70.8 89.7 10.3 3,338 70.8 90.5 9.5 3,362 70.0 89.3 10.7
Region XII - Central Mindanao 1,633 65.3 89.7 10.3 1,639 72.6 88.9 11.1 1,651 67.7 92.8 7.2 1,661 69.4 93.1 6.9 1,679 67.7 94.0 6.0
A R M M - Autonomous Region 1,374 55.1 94.2 5.8 1,380 61.4 93.1 6.9 1,388 57.1 95.2 4.8 1,394 56.4 96.0 4.0 1,410 56.4 94.8 5.2
in Muslim Mindanao
Caraga 1,349 68.1 90.3 9.7 1,362 74.0 88.1 11.9 1,371 70.6 92.1 7.9 1,381 72.3 92.0 8.0 1,394 70.1 88.9 11.1
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Source: Labor Force Survey
Income and Employment Statistics Division
Household Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
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