Table 10.  Household Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status, by Age Group and Sex, Urban-Rural:  January 2003
           (Values are in thousands.  Details may not add up to totals due to rounding)

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                                   Both Sexes             |                  Male                  |                Female
Age Group                | In the Labor Force |    Not in |       | In the Labor Force |    Not in |       | In the Labor Force |    Not in
and Area           Total |       Em-    Unem- | the Labor | Total |       Em-    Unem- | the Labor | Total |       Em-    Unem- | the Labor
                         |    ployed   Ployed |     Force |       |    ployed   Ployed |     Force |       |    ployed   Ployed |     Force
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Philippines       51,280      30,119    3,559      17,602  25,551      18,404    2,184       4,964  25,728      11,715    1,375      12,638

15 - 19 years      8,900       2,441      625       5,833   4,649       1,611      366       2,672   4,251         830      260       3,162
20 - 24 years      6,534       3,452      991       2,091   3,523       2,225      560         739   3,011       1,227      432       1,352
25 - 34 years      9,867       6,633      896       2,339   4,894       4,158      553         183   4,973       2,474      343       2,155
35 - 44 years      9,446       7,076      424       1,946   4,648       4,281      287          80   4,797       2,796      136       1,865
45 - 54 years      7,561       5,721      309       1,531   3,682       3,344      213         125   3,878       2,377       96       1,406
55 - 64 years      4,789       3,204      195       1,390   2,285       1,843      130         312   2,504       1,361       65       1,078
65 years and over  4,182       1,592      120       2,470   1,869         942       75         852   2,313         650       44       1,618
Age not reported       1           -        -           1       *           -        -           *       1           -        -           1

Urban             25,835      14,236    2,243       9,356  12,476       8,200    1,439       2,837  13,359       6,035      804       6,520

15 - 19 years      4,231         873      353       3,005   2,108         456      218       1,434   2,123         417      135       1,571
20 - 24 years      3,592       1,750      648       1,193   1,833         986      380         466   1,759         764      268         727
25 - 34 years      5,365       3,538      603       1,225   2,608       2,117      377         113   2,758       1,420      226       1,111
35 - 44 years      4,736       3,436      291       1,008   2,269       2,010      211          47   2,467       1,426       80         961
45 - 54 years      3,758       2,730      198         830   1,805       1,568      149          87   1,953       1,161       49         743
55 - 64 years      2,270       1,358      103         809   1,062         772       75         216   1,208         587       27         594
65 years and over  1,883         550       47       1,286     791         291       28         473   1,091         259       19         813
Age not reported       *           -        -           *       *           -        -           *       -           -        -           -

Rural             25,445      15,884    1,316       8,245  13,076      10,204      744       2,127  12,369       5,680      572       6,118

15 - 19 years      4,669       1,568      273       2,829   2,541       1,155      148       1,238   2,129         413      125       1,591
20 - 24 years      2,943       1,702      343         898   1,691       1,239      180         272   1,252         463      163         626
25 - 34 years      4,502       3,095      293       1,114   2,286       2,041      175          70   2,215       1,054      118       1,044
35 - 44 years      4,710       3,640      132         937   2,379       2,270       76          33   2,330       1,370       56         905
45 - 54 years      3,802       2,991      110         701   1,877       1,776       64          38   1,925       1,216       47         663
55 - 64 years      2,519       1,845       92         581   1,223       1,071       55          97   1,295         774       37         484
65 years and over  2,300       1,042       73       1,185   1,078         652       47         379   1,222         391       26         806
Age not reported       1           -        -           1       -           -        -           -       1           -        -           1
                                                                                                                                  
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* - less than 500

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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