TABLE 2. COMPARATIVE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BASED ON A
PAST WEEK REFERENCE PERIOD BY REGION: APRIL 2001 TO APRIL 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
Apr Jul Oct | Jan Apr | Apr Jul Oct | Jan Apr | Apr Jul Oct | Jan Apr
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PHILIPPINES 33,621 32,567 33,354 33,098 35,052 29,160 29,281 30,085 29,705 30,186 4,461 3,286 3,269 3,393 4,866
N C R - National Capital Region 4,557 4,548 4,694 4,652 4,929 3,749 3,835 3,920 3,902 3,927 808 713 774 750 1,002
C A R - Cordillera Administrative Region 613 576 596 586 640 546 536 560 544 573 67 40 36 42 67
Region I - Ilocos 1,770 1,736 1,769 1,737 1,845 1,541 1,562 1,608 1,543 1,565 229 174 161 194 280
Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,330 1,249 1,280 1,268 1,380 1,193 1,194 1,218 1,212 1,233 137 55 62 56 147
Region III - Central Luzon 3,245 3,201 3,272 3,253 3,333 2,852 2,878 2,936 2,878 2,832 393 323 336 375 501
Region IV - Southern Tagalog 4,942 4,887 5,028 4,990 5,182 4,287 4,333 4,499 4,420 4,507 655 554 529 570 675
Region V - Bicol 2,053 1,959 2,029 1,967 2,155 1,813 1,783 1,875 1,810 1,888 240 176 154 157 267
Region VI - Western Visayas 2,781 2,698 2,726 2,745 2,879 2,351 2,426 2,481 2,504 2,493 430 272 245 241 386
Region VII - Central Visayas 2,414 2,328 2,420 2,398 2,521 2,041 2,083 2,180 2,161 2,134 373 245 240 237 387
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,745 1,583 1,641 1,659 1,801 1,505 1,447 1,510 1,514 1,617 240 136 131 145 184
Region IX - Western Mindanao 1,287 1,212 1,246 1,238 1,349 1,132 1,125 1,158 1,162 1,199 155 87 88 76 150
Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,753 1,698 1,704 1,683 1,822 1,583 1,589 1,569 1,575 1,624 170 109 135 108 198
Region XI - Southern Mindanao 1,714 1,634 1,655 1,651 1,759 1,506 1,473 1,521 1,489 1,536 208 161 134 162 223
Region XII - Central Mindanao 1,515 1,452 1,467 1,455 1,521 1,349 1,336 1,341 1,331 1,316 166 116 126 124 205
A R M M - Autonomous Region in Muslim 892 835 829 840 898 825 788 791 791 823 67 47 38 49 75
Mindanao
Caraga 1,008 968 999 978 1,038 888 891 919 869 918 120 77 80 109 120
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Note: Starting this April 2002, the new regional grouping in Mindanao was adopted. Please refer to the technical notes for more details.
Source: Labor Force Survey
Income and Employment Statistics Division
Household Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
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