Table 1a. Comparative Labor Force Participation Rates (LFPR), and Unemployment Rates by Region, Using ILO Concept:
          January 2005
          (In Percent)

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                                      Total  |          |        |            |              |              |
                                   15 Years  |   Total  |        |            |              |              |     Unem-
Region                              Old and  |   Labor  |  LFPR  |  Employed  |  Employment  |  Unemployed  |  ployment
                                       Over  |   Force  |        |            |        Rate  |              |      Rate
                                     ('000)  |          |        |            |              |              |
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PHILIPPINES                          53,975     34,110     63.2       31,634           92.7          2,476          7.3

NCR - National Capital Region         7,616      4,520     59.3        4,057           89.8            463         10.2
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
        Region                          980        617     63.0          598           96.9             19          3.1
Region I - Ilocos                     2,952      1,791     60.7        1,611           89.9            180         10.1
Region II - Cagayan Valley            1,989      1,290     64.9        1,251           97.0             39          3.0
Region III - Central Luzon            5,680      3,457     60.9        3,136           90.7            321          9.3
Region IV-A - (Calabarzon)            6,620      4,130     62.4        3,734           90.4            396          9.6
Region IV-B - (Mimaropa)              1,477        993     67.2          953           96.0             40          4.0
Region V - Bicol                      3,088      2,015     65.3        1,908           94.7            107          5.3
Region VI - Western Visayas           4,438      2,921     65.8        2,746           94.0            175          6.0
Region VII - Central Visayas          3,939      2,479     62.9        2,273           91.7            206          8.3
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas         2,499      1,721     68.9        1,623           94.3             98          5.7
Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula1/     2,030      1,233     60.7        1,194           96.8             39          3.2
Region X - Northern Mindanao          2,512      1,857     73.9        1,760           94.8             97          5.2
Region XI - Davao                     2,595      1,678     64.7        1,578           94.0            100          6.0
Region XII - Soccsksargen             2,322      1,488     64.1        1,395           93.8             93          6.3
Region XIII - Caraga                  1,501        961     64.0          902           93.9             59          6.1
ARMM - Autonomous Region
         in Muslim Mindanao2/         1,736        956     55.1          914           95.6             42          4.4

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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 January 2005 are preliminary results and are subject to change.

Source:  National Statistics Office

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