Table 10.  Household Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status, 
           by Age Group and Sex:  October 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    |    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        52,299   31,524  3,554   17,220  26,056   19,544  2,174    4,338  26,242   11,981  1,379   12,882

15 - 24 years      15,926    6,483  1,594    7,850   8,091    4,138    900    3,052   7,835    2,345    693    4,797
25 - 34 years      12,466    8,569    914    2,982   6,247    5,524    558      165   6,219    3,046    356    2,817
35 - 44 years       9,489    7,201    394    1,895   4,714    4,395    257       62   4,775    2,805    137    1,833
45 - 54 years       6,692    5,104    333    1,255   3,323    3,002    238       83   3,369    2,102     95    1,172
55 - 64 years       4,258    2,815    223    1,220   2,090    1,670    164      257   2,168    1,145     59      964
65 years and over   3,460    1,351     95    2,014   1,589      814     56      718   1,871      536     39    1,296
Age not reported        7        3      1        3       2        1      *        *       5        2      *        3

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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
        
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