Table 3.  Household Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status, by Age Group and Sex:  October 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                         54,797        35,496        32,876         2,620          19,301

15 - 24                            16,428         7,784         6,505         1,279           8,644
25 - 34                            12,908         9,578         8,812           766           3,330
35 - 44                             9,965         7,865         7,572           293           2,101
45 - 54                             7,146         5,641         5,452           189           1,505
55 - 64                             4,597         3,137         3,060            77           1,460
65 and Over                         3,747         1,489         1,472            17           2,258
Not Reported                            5             3             3           -                 3

Male                               27,341        21,817        20,203         1,614           5,523

15 - 24                             8,382         4,825         4,106           719           3,557
25 - 34                             6,483         6,132         5,646           486             351
35 - 44                             4,951         4,783         4,585           198             168
45 - 54                             3,548         3,345         3,205           140             203
55 - 64                             2,255         1,843         1,783            59             413
65 and Over                         1,718           888           875            12             830
Not Reported                            3             2             2           -                 1

 Female                            27,457        13,679        12,673         1,006          13,778

15 - 24                             8,046         2,959         2,399           560           5,087
25 - 34                             6,426         3,446         3,166           280           2,980
35 - 44                             5,014         3,082         2,987            95           1,932
45 - 54                             3,598         2,296         2,247            49           1,302
55 - 64                             2,342         1,295         1,277            18           1,047
65 and Over                         2,029           601           597             4           1,428
Not Reported                            2             *             *             -               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

Page last updated:  December 15, 2005
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