Table 9.  Unemployed Persons by Highest Grade Completed:  January 2003 to January 2004

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                     |  January 2003  |   April 2003   |   July 2003    |  October 2003  |  January 2004
Highest Grade        | Number         | Number         | Number         | Number         | Number         
                     | ('000) Percent | ('000) Percent | ('000) Percent | ('000) Percent | ('000)  Percent
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Philippines

Total                   3,559   100.0    4,217   100.0    4,399   100.0    3,567   100.0    3,899    100.0

No Grade Completed         52     1.5       68     1.6      105     2.4       86     2.4       97      2.5

Elementary                801    22.5      827    19.6      951    21.6      718    20.1      849     21.8
  Undergraduate           354     9.9      402     9.5      456    10.4      337     9.4      402     10.3
  Graduate                447    12.6      425    10.1      495    11.3      381    10.7      447     11.5

High School             1,485    41.7    1,827    43.3    1,826    41.5    1,501    42.1    1,676     43.0
  Undergraduate           485    13.6      718    17.0      634    14.4      514    14.4      601     15.4
  Graduate              1,000    28.1    1,109    26.3    1,192    27.1      987    27.7    1,075     27.6

College                 1,220    34.3    1,494    35.4    1,517    34.5    1,261    35.4    1,277     32.8
  Undergraduate           630    17.7      801    19.0      782    17.8      624    17.5      662     17.0
  Graduate                590    16.6      693    16.4      735    16.7      637    17.9      615     15.8

Not Reported                *     0.0        -       -        -       -        -       -        -        -

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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
         1/ - Starting July 2003, Isabela City (Basilan) is part of Region IX.
         2/ - Starting July 2003, Basilan province, which was formerly part of Region IX, is now under ARMM by EO 36.
         Estimates for January 2004 are preliminary results and are subject to change.

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