Table 1. Labor Force Participation Rates (LFPR), Employment and Underemployment Rates
by Region: July 2005
(In Percent)
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Region 15 Years Older | Participation | Employment | Unemployment | Underemployment
and Over ('000) | Rate | Rate | Rate | Rate
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Philippines 54,583 64.6 92.3 7.7 20.5
N C R - National Capital Region 7,698 61.9 85.8 14.2 14.7
C A R - Cordillera Adm. Reg. 1,008 66.6 95.3 4.7 16.4
Region I - Ilocos 2,986 61.3 91.9 8.1 16.8
Region II - Cagayan Valley 2,010 67.5 96.6 3.4 23.5
Region III - Central Luzon 5,716 61.5 90.9 9.1 9.9
Region IV-A - (CALABARZON) 6,674 64.6 89.9 10.1 17.6
Region IV-B - (MIMAROPA) 1,498 69.5 94.9 5.1 21.9
Region V - Bicol 3,109 67.4 94.4 5.6 34.4
Region VI - Western Visayas 4,514 65.6 93.0 7.0 22.6
Region VII - Central Visayas 3,998 63.1 92.5 7.5 17.2
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 2,553 66.9 95.6 4.4 30.0
Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 1/ 2,056 64.1 96.8 3.2 21.8
Region X - Northern Mindanao 2,580 72.8 94.8 5.2 33.5
Region XI - Davao 2,625 66.0 93.3 6.7 20.9
Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 2,381 67.1 94.2 5.8 27.1
Region XIII - Caraga 1,501 66.5 95.5 4.5 24.3
A R M M - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 2/ 1,676 55.2 97.6 2.4 11.5
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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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