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

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                            |  Total Popu-|             |             |             |
Age Group/Sex               |   lation 15 |       Total |    Employed |  Unemployed |    Not in the
                            |   Years Old | Labor Force |             |             |   Labor Force
                            |    and Over |             |             |             |
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Philippines

Both Sexes                         54,583        35,236        32,521         2,715          19,347

15 - 24                            16,377         7,760         6,406         1,354           8,617
25 - 34                            12,912         9,527         8,749           778           3,385
35 - 44                             9,930         7,786         7,506           281           2,144
45 - 54                             7,093         5,557         5,356           201           1,535
55 - 64                             4,554         3,105         3,016            89           1,449
65 and Over                         3,715         1,500         1,487            13           2,215
Not Reported                            2             *            *            -                 1

Male                               27,196        21,624        19,977         1,647           5,572

15 - 24                             8,349         4,781         4,021           760           3,568
25 - 34                             6,466         6,088         5,607           480             378
35 - 44                             4,931         4,743         4,554           189             188
45 - 54                             3,516         3,296         3,150           146             219
55 - 64                             2,235         1,816         1,751            64             419
65 and Over                         1,699           900           893             7             799
Not Reported                            1             *            *            -                 1

Female                             27,387        13,612        12,545         1,068          13,774

15 - 24                             8,029         2,979         2,386           593           5,050
25 - 34                             6,446         3,439         3,142           297           3,007
35 - 44                             4,999         3,044         2,952            92           1,956
45 - 54                             3,577         2,261         2,206            55           1,316
55 - 64                             2,319         1,289         1,265            25           1,030
65 and Over                         2,016           600           595             5           1,416
Not Reported                            *            -             -             -                *

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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

Page last updated:  September 15, 2005
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