Table 2.  Comparative Employment Status of Household Population 15 Years Old and Over
          Based on a Past Week Reference Period by Region: January 2004 to January 2005
          (In thousands)

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                                    Total in the Labor Force       |            Total Employed            |        Total Unemployed
Region                                      2004          |   2005 |             2004            |   2005 |           2004          |  2005
                                 Jan    Apr    Jul    Oct |   Jan* |    Jan    Apr    Jul    Oct |    Jan*|   Jan   Apr   Jul   Oct |   Jan*
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PHILIPPINES                   35,447 36,535 35,838 35,629   35,664   31,547 31,533 31,632 31,741    31,634  3,900 5,002 4,206 3,888    4,030

National Capital Region        5,010  4,988  4,970  4,870    4,912    4,166  4,055  4,058  3,975     4,057    844   933   912   895      855
Cordillera Administrative
  Region                         660    705    678    675      659      614    633    610    614       598     46    72    68    61       61
I    - Ilocos                  1,831  1,889  1,888  1,870    1,862    1,614  1,588  1,649  1,672     1,611    217   301   239   198      251
II   - Cagayan Valley          1,360  1,605  1,476  1,509    1,343    1,281  1,370  1,358  1,429     1,251     79   235   118    80       92
III  - Central Luzon           3,552  3,525  3,602  3,596    3,581    3,104  3,014  3,124  3,147     3,136    448   511   478   449      445
IV-A - Calabarzon              4,277  4,246  4,300  4,272    4,338    3,690  3,588  3,682  3,701     3,734    587   658   618   571      604
IV-B - Mimaropa                1,003  1,095  1,044  1,047    1,041      912    948    959    963       953     91   147    85    84       88
V    - Bicol                   2,132  2,164  2,056  2,080    2,094    1,946  1,963  1,883  1,919     1,908    186   201   173   161      186
VI   - Western Visayas         2,988  3,078  3,012  2,929    3,017    2,755  2,689  2,722  2,672     2,746    233   389   290   257      271
VII  - Central Visayas         2,550  2,584  2,550  2,525    2,591    2,234  2,192  2,223  2,224     2,273    316   392   327   301      318
VIII - Eastern Visayas         1,716  1,859  1,771  1,777    1,787    1,585  1,630  1,603  1,612     1,623    131   229   168   165      164
IX   - Zamboanga Peninsula 1/  1,275  1,295  1,309  1,298    1,267    1,178  1,198  1,212  1,221     1,194     97    97    97    77       73
X    - Northern Mindanao       1,822  1,938  1,852  1,842    1,901    1,687  1,749  1,716  1,723     1,760    135   189   136   119      141
XI   - Davao                   1,764  1,823  1,769  1,784    1,726    1,575  1,630  1,591  1,629     1,578    189   193   178   155      148
XII  - Soccsksargen            1,519  1,656  1,569  1,588    1,554    1,376  1,441  1,400  1,435     1,395    143   215   169   153      159
XIII - Caraga                    999  1,076  1,014  1,030    1,004      900    933    923    934       902     99   143    91    96      102
Autonomous Region
  in Muslim Mindanao 2/          988  1,007    977    938      985      929    910    919    870       914     59    97    58    68       71

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


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