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
Page last updated: March 15, 2005
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