Table 3.  Household Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status, by Age Group and Sex:  April 2005
          (Values are in thousands.  Details may not add up to totals due to rounding)

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                              Both Sexes            |               Male               |              Female
                    --------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------
                          |     In the     |        |        |     In the     |        |        |     In the     |
Age Group                 |   Labor Force  |    Not |        |  Labor Force   |    Not |        |   Labor Force  |    Not
                          |----------------| in the |        |----------------| in the |        |----------------| 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        54,194   32,217   2,909   19,068   27,028   19,699   1,792    5,537   27,166   12,518   1,117   13,531

15 - 24            16,301    6,581   1,424    8,295    8,315    4,142     823    3,350    7,985    2,439     601    4,945
25 - 34            12,815    8,653     824    3,338    6,429    5,514     521      395    6,386    3,139     303    2,943
35 - 44             9,872    7,410     346    2,116    4,902    4,449     225      228    4,970    2,961     121    1,888
45 - 54             7,016    5,275     197    1,544    3,478    3,078     139      262    3,538    2,197      59    1,282
55 - 64             4,510    2,919     101    1,489    2,213    1,697      73      444    2,296    1,222      29    1,045
65 and Over         3,673    1,377      16    2,280    1,686      818      12      855    1,987      558       4    1,425
Not Reported            7        2       -        6        4        1       -        3        4        1       -        3

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Note:    Estimates are preliminary results and subject to change.	

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

Page last updated:  June 15, 2005
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