Table 8.  Household Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status,
          by Age Group and Sex:  July 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        53,363   31,623   4,207   17,532   26,591   19,551   2,592    4,449   26,772   12,072   1,616   13,084

15 - 24 years      16,129    6,227   1,962    7,940    8,213    3,979   1,142    3,092    7,916    2,248     820    4,848
25 - 34 years      12,714    8,566   1,043    3,104    6,365    5,541     645      179    6,349    3,026     399    2,925
35 - 44 years       9,690    7,322     462    1,906    4,813    4,448     296       69    4,876    2,874     166    1,836
45 - 54 years       6,864    5,219     352    1,293    3,407    3,069     245       93    3,457    2,150     108    1,199
55 - 64 years       4,390    2,895     276    1,218    2,155    1,683     193      278    2,235    1,212      83      940
65 years and over   3,574    1,392     111    2,071    1,637      830      71      737    1,937      562      41    1,334
Age not reported        3        2       -        1        2        2       -        1        1        *       -        1
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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 July 2004 are preliminary results and are subject to change.

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