Table 1B. Comparative Labor Force Participation Rates (LFPR), Employment and Unemployment Rates
by Region: April 2002 to April 2003
(In Percent)
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Both Sexes | Male | Female
April 2002 | April 2003 | April 2002 | April 2003 | April 2002 | April 2003
Region Unem- | Unem- | Unem- | Unem- | Unem- | Unem-
LFPR ployment | LFPR ployment | LFPR ployment | LFPR ployment | LFPR ployment | LFPR ployment
Rate | Rate | Rate | Rate | Rate | Rates
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Philippines 69.9 13.9 67.1 12.2 84.5 13.0 82.0 11.9 55.3 15.2 52.2 12.6
National Capital Region 68.1 20.3 63.8 17.0 79.4 21.7 76.9 18.7 57.9 18.6 52.3 14.8
Cordillera Administrative
Region 70.2 10.4 69.6 9.5 83.3 9.1 82.2 9.4 57.0 12.5 56.7 9.5
I - Ilocos 67.4 15.2 63.2 12.0 83.4 15.3 79.1 13.1 51.1 15.0 46.0 10.0
II - Cagayan Valley 76.3 10.6 75.2 9.4 89.4 8.3 89.9 8.0 62.0 14.4 59.5 11.7
III - Central Luzon 65.1 15.1 65.0 11.8 82.6 14.5 81.9 11.5 47.6 15.9 47.9 12.1
IV-A - Calabarzon 66.9 12.7 64.8 13.7 81.4 13.8 79.8 14.9 53.1 11.2 50.4 11.8
IV-B - Mimaropa 75.0 14.0 73.7 12.1 89.5 11.8 88.1 10.9 59.3 17.6 58.2 14.3
V - Bicol 73.8 12.4 67.5 9.6 87.6 10.3 82.6 8.2 59.3 15.7 52.1 11.9
VI - Western Visayas 69.2 13.4 67.6 12.5 83.0 12.6 81.0 11.7 55.4 14.7 53.9 13.7
VII - Central Visayas 69.1 15.4 63.0 13.7 83.0 14.3 76.9 14.3 55.6 16.9 48.8 12.8
VIII - Eastern Visayas 77.2 10.2 73.3 9.4 91.0 7.6 87.1 8.6 62.6 14.2 59.0 10.8
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 67.4 11.1 63.5 8.6 87.3 8.6 82.4 7.4 47.0 15.7 43.6 11.1
X - Northern Mindanao 78.8 10.9 77.9 9.8 89.1 10.6 87.3 9.7 68.3 11.3 68.3 9.9
XI - Davao 73.5 12.7 70.2 10.4 88.0 11.5 84.2 9.2 58.2 14.4 55.2 12.5
XII - Soccsksargen 72.8 13.5 70.9 12.2 86.7 11.5 86.9 9.9 57.2 17.0 54.0 15.8
XIII - Caraga 73.8 11.6 73.8 12.2 88.1 9.6 87.3 11.2 58.7 14.8 59.5 13.8
Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 59.9 8.3 60.4 7.7 84.7 5.3 84.8 5.2 33.4 16.5 35.6 14.0
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Source: Income and Employment Statistics Division Labor Force Survey
Household Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Page last updated: June 16, 2003
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