TABLE 2.  COMPARATIVE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BASED ON A
          PAST WEEK REFERENCE PERIOD BY REGION:  JANUARY 2001 TO JANUARY 2002
          (In thousands)

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                                                  Total in the Labor Force       |                 Total Employed          |      Total Unemployed
               R E G I O N                             2001            |   2002  |                 2001            | 2002  |           2001         | 2002
                                          Jan     Apr     Jul     Oct  |    Jan  |   Jan     Apr     Jul     Oct   |  Jan  |  Jan   Apr   Jul   Oct |  Jan
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               PHILIPPINES               31,693  33,621  32,567  33,354   33,098    28,096  29,160  29,281  30,085   29,705  3,597 4,461 3,286 3,269 3,393

N C R - National Capital Region           4,492   4,557   4,548   4,694    4,652     3,687   3,749   3,835   3,920    3,902    805   808  713    774   750
C A R - Cordillera Administrative Region    566     613     576     596      586       525     546     536     560      544     41    67   40     36    42
Region  I - Ilocos                        1,718   1,770   1,736   1,769    1,737     1,532   1,541   1,562   1,608    1,543    186   229  174    161   194
Region II - Cagayan Valley                1,214   1,330   1,249   1,280    1,268     1,162   1,193   1,194   1,218    1,212     52   137   55     62    56
Region III - Central Luzon                3,098   3,245   3,201   3,272    3,253     2,720   2,852   2,878   2,936    2,878    378   393  323    336   375
Region IV - Southern Tagalog              4,737   4,942   4,887   5,028    4,990     4,140   4,287   4,333   4,499    4,420    597   655  554    529   570
Region V - Bicol                          1,939   2,053   1,959   2,029    1,967     1,775   1,813   1,783   1,875    1,810    164   240  176    154   157
Region VI - Western Visayas               2,567   2,781   2,698   2,726    2,745     2,295   2,351   2,426   2,481    2,504    272   430  272    245   241
Region VII - Central Visayas              2,312   2,414   2,328   2,420    2,398     2,025   2,041   2,083   2,180    2,161    287   373  245    240   237
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas             1,544   1,745   1,583   1,641    1,659     1,386   1,505   1,447   1,510    1,514    158   240  136    131   145
Region IX - Western Mindanao              1,182   1,287   1,212   1,246    1,238     1,096   1,132   1,125   1,158    1,162     86   155   87     88    76
Region X - Northern Mindanao              1,313   1,376   1,361   1,351    1,340     1,217   1,262   1,289   1,254    1,258     96   114   72     97    82
Region XI - Southern Mindanao             2,266   2,461   2,348   2,364    2,355     2,035   2,153   2,106   2,140    2,104    231   308  242    224   251
Region XII - Central Mindanao             1,067   1,191   1,118   1,152    1,137       957   1,059   1,037   1,072    1,069    110   132   81     80    68
A R M M - Autonomous Region in Muslim       757     848     792     786      795       713     789     754     754      754     44    59   38     32    41
                      Mindanao
Caraga                                      919   1,008     968     999      978       830     888     891     919      869     89   120   77     80   109

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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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