Table 8.  Household Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status,
          by Age Group and Sex:  January 2005
          (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        53,975   31,634   4,030   18,311   26,879   19,757   2,495    4,628   27,096   11,877   1,535   13,683

15 - 24 years      16,266    6,221   1,778    8,266    8,283    3,970   1,023    3,290    7,982    2,251     755    4,976
25 - 34 years      12,805    8,593   1,044    3,167    6,403    5,602     636      164    6,402    2,991     408    3,003
35 - 44 years       9,836    7,336     463    2,037    4,890    4,512     309       70    4,946    2,825     154    1,967
45 - 54 years       6,957    5,174     373    1,411    3,441    3,088     264       89    3,516    2,086     109    1,321
55 - 64 years       4,466    2,910     257    1,299    2,191    1,734     190      266    2,275    1,176      67    1,033
65 years and over   3,638    1,396     115    2,127    1,668      850      72      746    1,970      547      43    1,381
Age not reported        6        3       -        3        3        1       -        1        4        2       -        2
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Note:    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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