TABLE 2. COMPARATIVE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER BASED ON A
PAST WEEK REFERENCE PERIOD BY REGION: OCTOBER 2001 TO OCTOBER 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
Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct | Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct | Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct
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PHILIPPINES 33,354 33,098 35,052 33,918 33,675 30,085 29,705 30,186 30,104 30,252 3,269 3,393 4,866 3,814 3,423
N C R - National Capital Region 4,694 4,652 4,929 4,681 4,731 3,920 3,902 3,927 3,865 3,942 774 750 1,002 816 789
C A R - Cordillera Administrative Region 596 586 640 596 605 560 544 573 543 559 36 42 67 53 46
Region I - Ilocos 1,769 1,737 1,845 1,805 1,754 1,608 1,543 1,565 1,609 1,573 161 194 280 196 181
Region II - Cagayan Valley 1,280 1,268 1,380 1,293 1,266 1,218 1,212 1,233 1,224 1,210 62 56 147 69 56
Region III - Central Luzon 3,272 3,253 3,333 3,343 3,298 2,936 2,878 2,832 2,897 2,942 336 375 501 446 356
Region IV - Southern Tagalog 5,028 4,990 5,182 5,130 5,105 4,499 4,420 4,507 4,489 4,506 529 570 675 641 599
Region V - Bicol 2,029 1,967 2,155 1,982 1,993 1,875 1,810 1,888 1,812 1,831 154 157 267 170 162
Region VI - Western Visayas 2,726 2,745 2,879 2,833 2,826 2,481 2,504 2,493 2,554 2,601 245 241 386 279 225
Region VII - Central Visayas 2,420 2,398 2,521 2,488 2,390 2,180 2,161 2,134 2,180 2,123 240 237 387 308 267
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,641 1,659 1,801 1,688 1,668 1,510 1,514 1,617 1,540 1,544 131 145 184 148 124
Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 1,246 1,238 1,349 1,322 1,290 1,158 1,162 1,199 1,233 1,210 88 76 150 89 80
Region X - Northern Mindanao 1,704 1,683 1,822 1,754 1,736 1,569 1,575 1,624 1,624 1,623 135 108 198 130 113
Region XI - Davao 1,655 1,651 1,759 1,681 1,673 1,521 1,489 1,536 1,513 1,517 134 162 223 168 156
Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 1,467 1,455 1,521 1,484 1,486 1,341 1,331 1,316 1,342 1,348 126 124 205 142 138
Region XIII - Caraga 999 978 1,038 979 974 919 869 918 884 882 80 109 120 95 92
A R M M - Autonomous Region in Muslim 829 840 898 859 878 791 791 823 795 839 38 49 75 64 39
Mindanao
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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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