Table 2.  Comparative Employment Status of Household Population 15 Years Old and Over
          Based on a Past Week Reference Period by Region
          January 2002 To January 2003
          (In thousands)

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                                  Total in the Labor Force    |           Total Employed           |      Total Unemployed
Region                                   2002          | 2003 |            2002            |  2003 |          2002          |  2003
                              Jan    Apr    Jul    Oct |  Jan |   Jan    Apr    Jul    Oct |   Jan |  Jan   Apr   Jul   Oct |   Jan
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Philippines                33,098 35,052 33,918 33,674  33,678 29,705 30,186 30,104 30,251  30,119  3,393 4,866 3,814 3,423   3,559

National Capital Region     4,652  4,929  4,681  4,731   4,736  3,902  3,927  3,865  3,942   3,936    750 1,002   816   789     800
Cordillera Administrative
   Region                     586    640    596    605     607    544    573    543    559     551     42    67    53    46      56
I    - Ilocos               1,737  1,845  1,805  1,754   1,747  1,543  1,565  1,609  1,573   1,539    194   280   196   181     208
II   - Cagayan Valley       1,268  1,380  1,293  1,266   1,267  1,212  1,233  1,224  1,210   1,210     56   147    69    56      57
III  - Central Luzon        3,338  3,421  3,427  3,384   3,350  2,950  2,906  2,968  3,018   2,981    388   515   459   366     369
IV-A - (Calabarzon)         3,921  4,036  4,027  3,985   4,010  3,442  3,523  3,470  3,470   3,482    479   513   557   515     528
IV-B - (Mimaropa)             986  1,058  1,019  1,034   1,015    907    910    948    960     929     79   148    71    74      86
V    - Bicol                1,967  2,155  1,982  1,993   1,988  1,810  1,888  1,812  1,831   1,830    157   267   170   162     158
VI   - Western Visayas      2,745  2,879  2,833  2,826   2,826  2,504  2,493  2,554  2,601   2,579    241   386   279   225     247
VII  - Central Visayas      2,398  2,521  2,488  2,390   2,401  2,161  2,134  2,180  2,123   2,120    237   387  308    267     281
VIII - Eastern Visayas      1,659  1,801  1,688  1,668   1,673  1,514  1,617  1,540  1,544   1,537    145   184  148    124     136
IX   - Zamboanga Peninsula  1,238  1,349  1,322  1,290   1,300  1,162  1,199  1,233  1,210   1,207     76   150   89     80      93
X    - Northern Mindanao    1,683  1,822  1,754  1,736   1,741  1,575  1,624  1,624  1,623   1,625    108   198  130    113     116
XI   - Davao                1,651  1,759  1,681  1,673   1,655  1,489  1,536  1,513  1,517   1,511    162   223  168    156     144
XII  - Soccsksargen         1,455  1,521  1,484  1,486   1,480  1,331  1,316  1,342  1,348   1,344    124   205  142    138     136
XIII - Caraga                 978  1,038    979    974     995    869    918    884    882     903    109   120   95     92      92
Autonomous Region           
   in Muslim Mindanao         840    898    859    878     886    791    823    795    839     835     49    75   64     39      51

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Notes:   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

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