Table 2. Comparative Employment Status of Household Population 15 Years Old and Over
Based on a Past Week Reference Period by Region: April 2002 to April 2003
(In thousands)
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Total in the Labor Force | Total Employed | Total Unemployed
Region 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | 2003
Apr Jul Oct | Jan Apr | Apr Jul Oct | Jan Apr | Apr Jul Oct | Jan Apr
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Philippines 35,052 33,918 33,674 33,678 34,635 30,186 30,104 30,251 30,119 30,418 4,866 3,814 3,423 3,559 4,217
National Capital Region 4,929 4,681 4,731 4,736 4,761 3,927 3,865 3,942 3,936 3,951 1,002 816 789 800 810
Cordillera Administrative
Region 640 596 605 607 654 573 543 559 551 592 67 53 46 56 62
I - Ilocos 1,845 1,805 1,754 1,747 1,771 1,565 1,609 1,573 1,539 1,558 280 196 181 208 213
II - Cagayan Valley 1,380 1,293 1,266 1,267 1,390 1,233 1,224 1,210 1,210 1,259 147 69 56 57 131
III - Central Luzon 3,421 3,427 3,384 3,350 3,505 2,906 2,968 3,018 2,981 3,093 515 459 366 369 412
IV-A - Calabarzon 4,036 4,027 3,985 4,010 4,041 3,523 3,470 3,470 3,482 3,489 513 557 515 528 552
IV-B - Mimaropa 1,058 1,019 1,034 1,015 1,068 910 948 960 929 939 148 71 74 86 129
V - Bicol 2,155 1,982 1,993 1,988 2,015 1,888 1,812 1,831 1,830 1,821 267 170 162 158 194
VI - Western Visayas 2,879 2,833 2,826 2,826 2,881 2,493 2,554 2,601 2,579 2,521 386 279 225 247 360
VII - Central Visayas 2,521 2,488 2,390 2,401 2,365 2,134 2,180 2,123 2,120 2,041 387 308 267 281 324
VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,801 1,688 1,668 1,673 1,756 1,617 1,540 1,544 1,537 1,590 184 148 124 136 166
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 1,349 1,322 1,290 1,300 1,315 1,199 1,233 1,210 1,207 1,201 150 89 80 93 114
X - Northern Mindanao 1,822 1,754 1,736 1,741 1,851 1,624 1,624 1,623 1,625 1,670 198 130 113 116 181
XI - Davao 1,759 1,681 1,673 1,655 1,727 1,536 1,513 1,517 1,511 1,547 223 168 156 144 180
XII - Soccsksargen 1,521 1,484 1,486 1,480 1,533 1,316 1,342 1,348 1,344 1,347 205 142 138 136 186
XIII - Caraga 1,038 979 974 995 1,072 918 884 882 903 941 120 95 92 92 131
Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 898 859 878 886 930 823 795 839 835 858 75 64 39 51 72
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Source: Income and Employment Statistics Division, Labor Force Survey
Household Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes: Starting April 2002, the new regional grouping in Mindanao was adopted.
Please refer to the technical notes for more details.
Page last updated: June 16, 2003
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