Table 8.  Household Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status,
          by Age Group and Sex:  October 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        53,562   31,733   3,886   17,944   26,706   19,829    2,311   4,566   26,856   11,904   1,574   13,378

15 - 24 years      16,180    6,294   1,742    8,145    8,243    4,059      961   3,223    7,937    2,234     781    4,921
25 - 34 years      12,710    8,617     988    3,106    6,379    5,608      596     174    6,332    3,008     391    2,932
35 - 44 years       9,717    7,259     438    2,020    4,828    4,491      271      66    4,890    2,769     167    1,954
45 - 54 years       6,914    5,216     364    1,334    3,430    3,089      248      93    3,484    2,127     116    1,241
55 - 64 years       4,427    2,974     243    1,210    2,171    1,753      171     247    2,256    1,221      72      963
65 years and over   3,605    1,371     111    2,124    1,654      828       64     762    1,952      543      46    1,362
Age not reported        8        2       1        6        3       *        *        2        6        1      *         4
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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 October 2004 are preliminary results and are subject to change.

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