Table 1A. Comparative Labor Force Participation Rates (Lfpr) and Unemployment Rates by Sex and by Region
January 2002 To January 2003
(In percent)
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Both Sexes | Male | Female
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January 2002 | January 2003 | January 2002 | January 2003 | January 2002 | January 2003
Region Unem- | Unem- | Unem- | Unem- | Unem- | Unem-
ploy- | ploy- | ploy- | ploy- | ploy- | ploy-
LFPR ment | LFPR ment | LFPR ment | LFPR ment | LFPR ment | LFPR ment
Rate | Rate | Rate | Rate | Rate | Rate
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Philippines 66.4 10.3 65.7 10.6 81.3 10.1 80.6 10.6 51.5 10.4 50.9 10.5
National Capital Region 64.4 16.1 63.7 16.9 76.8 18.1 77.0 19.5 53.1 13.5 52.0 13.4
Cordillera Administrative
Region 64.8 7.2 64.9 9.2 78.2 6.8 77.7 9.0 51.6 7.7 51.8 9.5
I - Ilocos 63.9 11.2 62.7 11.9 79.9 11.0 78.8 11.7 47.4 11.3 45.4 12.3
II - Cagayan Valley 70.9 4.4 69.1 4.5 84.6 3.2 83.6 3.8 56.1 6.6 53.6 5.7
III - Central Luzon 64.0 11.6 62.6 11.0 81.8 12.0 80.4 11.1 46.6 11.0 45.0 10.8
IV-A - (Calabarzon) 65.4 12.2 64.6 13.2 80.2 13.2 79.7 14.0 51.5 10.7 50.2 12.0
IV-B - (Mimaropa) 70.4 8.0 70.4 8.5 84.0 7.2 84.4 8.0 55.8 9.3 55.8 9.1
V - Bicol 67.7 8.0 66.9 7.9 83.4 7.7 82.1 7.0 51.3 8.5 51.6 9.5
VI - Western Visayas 66.4 8.8 66.8 8.7 79.9 8.1 79.7 8.6 52.8 9.8 54.0 9.0
VII - Central Visayas 66.0 9.9 64.3 11.7 79.7 10.1 78.0 12.4 52.7 9.5 50.8 10.8
VIII - Eastern Visayas 71.5 8.8 70.2 8.2 86.4 7.6 83.3 6.6 55.8 10.6 56.2 10.5
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 62.4 6.1 63.5 7.2 81.8 5.2 81.4 5.9 42.4 8.0 45.0 9.5
X - Northern Mindanao 73.5 6.4 73.7 6.7 85.7 6.1 84.5 6.7 64.6 6.7 62.8 6.6
XI - Davao 69.5 9.8 67.6 8.7 84.2 9.1 82.9 7.9 55.1 11.0 51.9 10.1
XII - Soccsksargen 70.1 8.5 69.1 9.2 83.1 7.1 84.6 8.7 52.0 10.9 52.3 10.3
XIII - Caraga 70.1 11.1 69.0 9.3 83.0 11.1 82.7 9.9 56.3 11.1 54.3 8.2
Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 56.4 5.8 58.0 5.7 82.4 2.9 81.1 3.2 29.5 13.6 34.5 11.8
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Note: Starting 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
Page last updated: March 17, 2003
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