Table 2.  Comparative Employment Status of Household Population 15 Years Old and Over
          Based on a Past Week Reference Period by Region: October 2003 to October 2004
          (In thousands)

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                                      Total in the Labor Force       |            Total Employed             |      Total Unemployed
Region                                  2003         |      2004     |         2003          |      2004     |      2003          |     2004
                                   Oct    Jan   Apr* |   Jul*    Oct |   Oct   Jan      Apr* |   Jul*    Oct |  Oct  Jan      Apr*|  Jul*   Oct
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Philippines                     35,120 35,447 36,535  35,838  35,619  31,553  31,547  31,533  31,632  31,733  3,567  3,900  5,002  4,206  3,886

National Capital Region          4,918  5,010  4,988   4,970   4,866   4,077   4,166   4,055   4,058   3,973    841    844    933    912    893
Cordillera Administrative
  Region                           646    660    705     678     675     600     614     633     610     614     46     46     72     68     61
I    - Ilocos                    1,835  1,831  1,889   1,888   1,870   1,647   1,614   1,588   1,649   1,672    188    217    301    239    198
II   - Cagayan Valley            1,343  1,360  1,605   1,476   1,509   1,283   1,281   1,370   1,358   1,429     60     79    235    118     80
III  - Central Luzon             3,516  3,552  3,525   3,602   3,597   3,124   3,104   3,014   3,124   3,148    392    448    511    478    449
IV-A - Calabarzon                4,242  4,277  4,246   4,300   4,269   3,684   3,690   3,588   3,682   3,700    558    587    658    618    569
IV-B - Mimaropa                    999  1,003  1,095   1,044   1,047     939     912     948     959     963     60     91    147     85     84
V    - Bicol                     2,049  2,132  2,164   2,056   2,080   1,913   1,946   1,963   1,883   1,919    136    186    201    173    161
VI   - Western Visayas           2,944  2,988  3,078   3,012   2,927   2,711   2,755   2,689   2,722   2,670    233    233    389    290    257
VII  - Central Visayas           2,520  2,550  2,584   2,550   2,524   2,223   2,234   2,192   2,223   2,224    297    316    392    327    300
VIII - Eastern Visayas           1,749  1,716  1,859   1,771   1,776   1,613   1,585   1,630   1,603   1,611    136    131    229    168    165
IX   - Zamboanga Peninsula 1/    1,270  1,275  1,295   1,309   1,298   1,198   1,178   1,198   1,212   1,221     72     97     97     97     77
X    - Northern Mindanao         1,802  1,822  1,938   1,852   1,841   1,686   1,687   1,749   1,716   1,722    116    135    189    136    119
XI   - Davao                     1,739  1,764  1,823   1,769   1,785   1,586   1,575   1,630   1,591   1,629    153    189    193    178    156
XII  - Soccsksargen              1,544  1,519  1,656   1,569   1,588   1,409   1,376   1,441   1,400   1,435    135    143    215    169    153
XIII - Caraga                    1,020    999  1,076   1,014   1,030     931     900     933     923     934     89     99    143     91     96
Autonomous Region in Muslim
   Mindanao 2/                     982    988  1,007     977     938     929     929     910     919     870     53     59     97     58     68

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Source:  Income and Employment Statistics Division, Labor Force Survey
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Notes:
         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 April 2004 are preliminary results and are subject to change.

Page last updated:  December 15, 2004
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