Table 12. Philippine Concept vs. International Labor Organization (ILO): 1987-2004
(Figures, except rates are in thousands)
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| Population | Philippine Concept | ILO Concept
Reference | 15 Years |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
Month/Year | and Over | Total Labor Force | Unemployed | Total Labor Force | Unemployed
| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
| | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate
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1987
July 34,588 23,252 67.2 2,381 10.2 22,573 65.3 1,702 7.5
October 34,840 22,880 65.7 2,085 9.1 22,132 63.5 1,337 6.0
1988
January 35,093 22,907 65.3 2,080 9.1 22,202 63.3 1,375 6.2
April 35,349 23,990 67.9 2,849 11.9 22,964 65.0 1,823 7.9
July 35,606 23,447 65.9 2,091 8.9 22,712 63.8 1,356 6.0
October 35,865 23,451 65.4 1,954 8.3 22,694 63.3 1,197 5.3
1989
January 36,125 23,469 65.0 1,918 8.2 22,774 63.0 1,223 5.4
April 36,386 25,213 69.3 2,869 11.4 24,003 66.0 1,659 6.9
July 36,651 23,939 65.3 2,050 8.6 23,159 63.2 1,270 5.5
October 36,916 23,858 64.6 2,009 8.4 23,018 62.4 1,169 5.1
1990
January 37,184 23,954 64.4 2,054 8.6 23,249 62.5 1,349 5.8
April
July 37,725 24,252 64.3 2,049 8.4 23,464 62.2 1,261 5.4
October 37,999 24,525 64.5 1,993 8.1 23,672 62.3 1,140 4.8
1991
January 38,274 24,681 64.5 2,148 8.7 24,012 62.7 1,479 6.2
April 38,552 27,524 71.4 3,964 14.4 26,036 67.5 2,476 9.5
July 38,456 25,073 65.2 2,487 9.9 24,215 63.0 1,629 6.7
October 39,114 25,246 64.5 2,267 9.0 24,347 62.2 2,267 9.3
1992
January 39,399 25,345 64.3 2,313 9.1 24,449 62.1 1,416 5.8
April 39,685 27,511 69.3 3,575 13.0 25,914 65.3 1,978 7.6
July 39,974 26,122 65.3 2,224 8.5 25,408 63.6 1,510 5.9
October 40,265 26,180 65.0 2,263 8.6 25,393 63.1 1,476 5.8
1993
January 40,559 26,149 64.5 2,177 8.3 25,443 62.7 1,471 5.8
April 40,854 27,740 67.9 3,130 11.3 26,627 65.2 2,017 7.6
July 41,152 26,805 65.1 2,301 8.6 26,008 63.2 1,504 5.8
October 41,453 26,822 64.7 2,379 8.9 25,847 62.4 1,404 5.4
1994
January 41,755 26,997 64.7 2,324 8.6 26,183 62.7 1,510 5.8
April 42,059 28,738 68.3 3,176 11.1 27,493 65.4 1,931 7.0
July 42,367 27,398 64.7 2,673 9.8 26,353 62.2 1,628 6.2
October 42,670 27,483 64.4 2,317 8.4 26,591 62.3 1,425 5.4
1995
January 42,976 27,619 64.3 2,425 8.8 26,630 62.0 1,436 5.4
April 43,284 29,259 67.6 3,535 12.1 27,795 64.2 2,071 7.5
July 43,595 28,602 65.6 2,512 8.8 27,674 63.5 1,584 5.7
October 42,770 28,040 65.6 2,342 8.4 27,024 63.2 1,326 4.9
1996
January 44,165 28,924 65.5 2,397 8.3 28,029 63.5 1,502 5.4
April 44,453 30,713 69.1 3,355 10.9 29,226 65.7 1,868 6.4
July 44,744 29,657 66.3 2,238 7.5 28,837 64.4 1,418 4.9
October 45,034 29,637 65.8 2,195 7.4 28,715 63.8 1,273 4.4
1997*
January 43,265 28,201 65.2 2,203 7.8 27,406 63.3 1,408 5.1
April 43,506 29,793 68.5 3,100 10.4 28,486 65.5 1,793 6.3
July 43,901 28,772 65.5 2,537 8.8 27,748 63.2 1,513 5.4
October 44,143 28,840 65.3 2,307 8.0 27,866 63.1 1,333 4.8
1998*
January 44,517 28,875 64.9 2,488 8.6 27,923 62.7 1,536 5.5
April 44,840 30,644 68.3 4,089 13.3 28,867 64.4 2,312 8.0
July 45,199 29,275 64.8 2,661 9.1 28,322 62.7 1,708 6.0
October 45,425 29,901 65.8 2,933 9.8 28,754 63.3 1,786 6.2
1999*
January 45,852 29,888 65.2 2,741 9.2 28,941 63.1 1,794 6.2
April 46,174 32,013 69.3 3,796 11.9 30,520 66.1 2,303 7.5
July 46,508 30,440 65.5 2,600 8.5 29,456 63.3 1,616 5.5
October 46,749 30,693 65.7 2,931 9.6 29,591 63.3 1,829 6.2
2000*
January 47,185 30,632 64.9 2,899 9.5 29,569 62.7 1,836 6.2
April 47,500 31,587 66.5 4,378 13.9 29,540 62.2 2,331 7.9
July 47,800 30,518 63.8 3,425 11.2 29,134 60.9 2,041 7.0
October 48,076 30,908 64.3 3,133 10.1 29,643 61.7 1,868 6.3
2001*
January 48,413 31,693 65.5 3,597 11.3 30,311 62.6 2,215 7.3
April 48,742 33,621 69.0 4,461 13.3 31,999 65.6 2,839 8.9
July 49,137 32,567 66.3 3,286 10.1 31,553 64.2 2,272 7.2
October 49,424 33,354 67.5 3,269 9.8 32,260 65.3 2,175 6.7
2002*
January 49,839 33,098 66.4 3,393 10.3 32,022 64.3 2,317 7.2
April 50,167 35,052 69.9 4,866 13.9 33,238 66.3 3,052 9.2
July 50,530 33,918 67.1 3,814 11.2 32,541 64.4 2,437 7.5
October 50,841 33,675 66.2 3,423 10.2 32,503 63.9 2,252 6.9
2003*
January 51,280 33,678 65.7 3,559 10.6 32,476 63.3 2,357 7.3
April 51,596 34,635 67.1 4,217 12.2 33,007 64.0 2,589 7.8
July 51,990 34,850 67.0 4,399 12.6 33,038 63.5 2,587 7.8
October 52,305 35,120 67.1 3,567 10.2 33,736 64.5 2,183 6.5
2004*
January 52,675 35,447 67.3 3,900 11.0 33,747 64.1 2,200 6.5
April** 52,970 36,535 69.0 5,002 13.7 34,628 65.4 3,095 8.9
July** 53,361 35,838 67.2 4,206 11.7 34,200 64.1 2,568 7.5
October 53,562 35,619 66.5 3,886 10.9 34,176 63.8 2,443 7.1
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Source: Income and Employment Statistics Division, Labor Force Survey
Household Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes: No LFS was conducted in April 1990 because of the 1990 Census of Population
* - Estimates used the 1995 Census-based Population Projections.
** - Estimates for July 2004 are preliminary results and are subject to change.
Page last updated: December 15, 2004
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