Table 10.  Household Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status, 
           by Age Group and Sex, Urban-Rural:  April 2003
           (Values are in thousands)

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                              Both Sexes           |              Male              |            Female
                   --------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
Age Group                 |     In the    |    Not |       |     In the    |    Not |       |     In the    |    Not 
  and Area                |  Labor Force  | in the |       |  Labor Force  | in the |       |  Labor Force  | in the 
                    Total |    Em-  Unem- |  Labor | Total |    Em-  Unem- |  Labor | Total |    Em-  Unem- |  Labor 
                          | ployed ployed |  Force |       | ployed ployed |  Force |       | ployed Ployed |  Force 
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Philippines        51,596   30,418  4,217   16,962  25,807   18,642  2,518    4,646  25,789   11,775  1,699   12,315

15 - 19 years       9,138    2,678  1,028    5,432   4,816    1,757    598    2,461   4,323      922    430    2,971
20 - 24 years       6,599    3,535  1,185    1,879   3,571    2,280    652      639   3,028    1,255    533    1,240
25 - 34 years       9,647    6,500    887    2,260   4,818    4,096    552      169   4,829    2,404    335    2,091
35 - 44 years       9,478    7,069    453    1,956   4,640    4,284    282       74   4,839    2,785    171    1,882
45 - 54 years       7,684    5,822    317    1,544   3,731    3,407    210      115   3,952    2,416    107    1,430
55 - 64 years       4,865    3,185    223    1,457   2,341    1,846    151      344   2,524    1,339     72    1,113
65 years and over   4,182    1,628    124    2,430   1,890      972     75      843   2,292      656     49    1,587
Age not reported        4        -      -        4       2        -      -        2       2        -      -        2

Urban              25,966   14,358  2,455    9,152  12,561    8,309  1,523    2,730  13,404    6,050    932    6,422

15 - 19 years       4,326      908    490    2,929   2,177      502    287    1,388   2,149      406    203    1,540
20 - 24 years       3,596    1,780    732    1,083   1,829    1,009    413      408   1,766      772    319      675
25 - 34 years       5,220    3,474    586    1,160   2,555    2,086    372       97   2,665    1,388    214    1,063
35 - 44 years       4,799    3,478    292    1,029   2,301    2,056    196       49   2,498    1,422     96      981
45 - 54 years       3,826    2,806    187      833   1,810    1,596    138       77   2,015    1,210     49      756
55 - 64 years       2,292    1,341    112      839   1,084      758     83      243   1,208      583     29      596
65 years and over   1,906      571     56    1,278     803      302     34      467   1,102      269     22      811
Age not reported        1        -      -        1       *        -      -        *       *        -      -        *
																					   
Rural              25,630   16,059  1,762    7,809  13,246   10,334    996    1,917  12,385    5,726    766    5,893
																									  
15 - 19 years       4,812    1,771    538    2,503   2,639    1,255    311    1,073   2,173      515    227    1,430
20 - 24 years       3,003    1,755    453      795   1,741    1,271    239      231   1,262      484    214      564
25 - 34 years       4,426    3,026    301    1,099   2,262    2,010    180       72   2,164    1,016    121    1,028
35 - 44 years       4,679    3,591    161      926   2,338    2,228     85       25   2,341    1,363     76      902
45 - 54 years       3,858    3,016    130      712   1,921    1,811     72       38   1,937    1,205     58      674
55 - 64 years       2,573    1,844    111      618   1,257    1,088     67      101   1,317      755     44      517
65 years and over   2,276    1,056     68    1,152   1,086      670     41      376   1,190      387     27      776
Age not reported        3       -      -         3       1        -      -        1       2        -      -        2
                   25,630   16,059  1,762    7,808  13,245   10,333    995    1,917  12,386    5,725    767    5,893

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Source:  Income and Employment Statistics Division, Labor Force Survey
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Notes:   * - less than 500
         Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.
         
Page last updated:   June 16, 2003
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