Table 8.  Household Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status,
          by Age Group and Sex:  April 2004
          (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        52,971   31,520   4,989   16,462   26,384   19,611   2,943    3,830   26,587   11,910   2,046   12,631

15 - 24 years      16,048    6,702   2,528    6,818    8,167    4,276   1,366    2,524    7,882    2,426   1,162    4,294
25 - 34 years      12,620    8,460   1,101    3,058    6,315    5,472     681      162    6,305    2,988     421    2,896
35 - 44 years       9,619    7,134     532    1,952    4,779    4,378     340       61    4,840    2,756     192    1,891
45 - 54 years       6,799    5,083     408    1,309    3,368    3,026     269       74    3,431    2,057     139    1,235
55 - 64 years       4,341    2,819     286    1,236    2,132    1,664     203      266    2,208    1,155      83      970
65 years and over   3,536    1,318     134    2,085    1,619      792      84      743    1,917      526      49    1,342
Age not reported        7        4       -        3        3        3       -        1        4        1       -        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
         Estimates for April 2004 are preliminary results and are subject to change.

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