Table 2.  Employment Status of Household Population 15 Years Old and Over
          Based on a Past Week Reference Period by Region: April 2005
          (In thousands.  Details may not add up to total due to rounding)

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                                    Household Population 15 Years Old and Over
 Region                       -----------------------------------------------------
                              Total Persons in | Total Employed | Total Unemployed
                               the Labor Force |        Persons |          Persons
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Philippines                             35,126           32,217              2,909

NCR - National Capital Region            4,752            4,069                684
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
         Region                            660              625                 35
I   - Ilocos                             1,792            1,620                172
II  - Cagayan Valley                     1,356            1,303                 53
III - Central Luzon                      3,555            3,151                404
IVA - CALABARZON                         4,203            3,736                467
IVB - MIMAROPA                           1,066            1,004                 61
V   - Bicol                              2,143            2,049                 93
VI  - Western Visayas                    2,913            2,749                164
VII - Central Visayas                    2,509            2,300                209
VIII- Eastern Visayas                    1,776            1,710                 66
IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula 1/             1,264            1,199                 65
X   - Northern Mindanao                  1,822            1,709                113
XI  - Davao                              1,751            1,624                127
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN                       1,554            1,460                 95
XIII- Caraga                             1,039              975                 64
ARMM- Autonomous Region                    970              933                 37
        in Muslim Mindanao 2/

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Notes:    Estimates are preliminary results and subject to change.
          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.

Source:  Income and Employment Statistics Division,
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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