TABLE 2. COMPARATIVE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BASED ON A
PAST WEEK REFERENCE PERIOD BY REGION: JULY 2001 TO JULY 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
Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul | Jul Oct Jan Apr | Jul Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul
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PHILIPPINES 32,567 33,354 33,098 35,052 33,918 29,281 30,085 29,705 30,186 30,104 3,286 3,269 3,393 4,866 3,814
N C R - National Capital Region 4,548 4,694 4,652 4,929 4,681 3,835 3,920 3,902 3,927 3,865 713 774 750 1,002 816
C A R - Cordillera Administrative Region 576 596 586 640 596 536 560 544 573 543 40 36 42 67 53
Region I - Ilocos 1,736 1,769 1,737 1,845 1,805 1,562 1,608 1,543 1,565 1,609 174 161 194 280 196
Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,249 1,280 1,268 1,380 1,293 1,194 1,218 1,212 1,233 1,224 55 62 56 147 69
Region III - Central Luzon 3,201 3,272 3,253 3,333 3,343 2,878 2,936 2,878 2,832 2,897 323 336 375 501 446
Region IV - Southern Tagalog 4,887 5,028 4,990 5,182 5,130 4,333 4,499 4,420 4,507 4,489 554 529 570 675 641
Region V - Bicol 1,959 2,029 1,967 2,155 1,982 1,783 1,875 1,810 1,888 1,812 176 154 157 267 170
Region VI - Western Visayas 2,698 2,726 2,745 2,879 2,833 2,426 2,481 2,504 2,493 2,554 272 245 241 386 279
Region VII - Central Visayas 2,328 2,420 2,398 2,521 2,488 2,083 2,180 2,161 2,134 2,180 245 240 237 387 308
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,583 1,641 1,659 1,801 1,688 1,447 1,510 1,514 1,617 1,540 136 131 145 184 148
Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 1,212 1,246 1,238 1,349 1,322 1,125 1,158 1,162 1,199 1,233 87 88 76 150 89
Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,698 1,704 1,683 1,822 1,754 1,589 1,569 1,575 1,624 1,624 109 135 108 198 130
Region XI - Davao Region 1,634 1,655 1,651 1,759 1,681 1,473 1,521 1,489 1,536 1,513 161 134 162 223 168
Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 1,452 1,467 1,455 1,521 1,484 1,336 1,341 1,331 1,316 1,342 116 126 124 205 142
A R M M - Autonomous Region in Muslim 835 829 840 898 859 788 791 791 823 795 47 38 49 75 64
Mindanao
Caraga 968 999 978 1,038 979 891 919 869 918 884 77 80 109 120 95
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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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