Table 9. Unemployed Persons by Highest Grade Completed: October 2002 to October 2003
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Oct 2002 | Jan 2002 | Apr 2003 | Jul 2003 | Oct 2003
Number of Hours Worked Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent
('000) | ('000) | ('000) | ('000) | ('000)
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PHILIPPINES
Total 3,423 100.0 3,559 100.0 4,217 100.0 4,399 100.0 3,554 100.0
No Grade Completed 52 1.5 52 1.5 68 1.6 105 2.4 86 2.4
Elementary 712 20.8 801 22.5 827 19.6 951 21.6 721 20.3
Undergraduate 330 9.6 354 9.9 402 9.5 456 10.4 337 9.5
Graduate 382 11.2 447 12.6 425 10.1 495 11.3 384 10.8
High School 1,460 42.7 1,485 41.7 1,827 43.3 1,826 41.5 1,490 41.9
Undergraduate 486 14.2 485 13.6 718 17.0 634 14.4 513 14.4
Graduate 974 28.5 1,000 28.1 1,109 26.3 1,192 27.1 977 27.5
College 1,199 35.0 1,220 34.3 1,494 35.4 1,517 34.5 1,256 35.3
Undergraduate 597 17.4 630 17.7 801 19.0 782 17.8 619 17.4
Graduate 602 17.6 590 16.6 693 16.4 735 16.7 637 17.9
Not Reported - - * - - - - - - -
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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: December 15, 2003
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