TABLE 2   Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status, by Region and Sex: January 2006
         (In thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                         Total |             |           |            |
Region and Sex                      Population |       Total |           |            |  Not in the
                                  15 Years Old | Labor Force |  Employed | Unemployed | Labor Force
                                      and Over |             |           |            |
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Philippines

Both Sexes                              54,829        34,868      32,031        2,837        19,960

Male                                    27,301        21,672      19,854        1,818         5,629
Female                                  27,528        13,196      12,177        1,019        14,332

National Capital Region

Both Sexes                               7,314         4,563       3,875          688         2,751

Male                                     3,493         2,621       2,201          420           872
Female                                   3,821         1,942       1,674          268         1,878

Cordillera Administrative Region

Both Sexes                                 976           636         601           35           340

Male                                       488           373         350           23           115
Female                                     488           262         251           11           226

I - Ilocos Region

Both Sexes                               3,085         1,864       1,693          171           122

Male                                     1,555         1,254       1,133          121            30
Female                                   1,529           610         560           50            91

II - Cagayan Valley

Both Sexes                               1,991         1,335       1,292           43           656

Male                                     1,031           865         839           25           167
Female                                     960           470         453           17           489

III - Central Luzon

Both Sexes                               6,024         3,619       3,264          355         2,405

Male                                     2,985         2,353       2,106          247           632
Female                                   3,039         1,266       1,157          108         1,773

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(Table 2 - Continued) 

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                                         Total |             |           |            |
Sex and Age Group                   Population |       Total |           |            |  Not in the
                                  15 Years Old | Labor Force |  Employed | Unemployed | Labor Force
                                      and Over |             |           |            |
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IV-A CALABARZON

Both Sexes                               6,997         4,453       3,992          461         2,544

Male                                     3,400         2,644       2,344          300           756
Female                                   3,598         1,809       1,649          161         1,788

IV-B MIMAROPA

Both Sexes                               1,593         1,098       1,034           64           495

Male                                       815           693         652           41           122
Female                                     778           405         382           23           373

V - Bicol Region

Both Sexes                               3,101         1,978       1,871          107         1,123

Male                                     1,564         1,257       1,188           70           307
Female                                   1,537           721         683           38           816

VI - Western Visayas

Both Sexes                               4,462         2,861       2,675          186         1,601

Male                                     2,213         1,738       1,626          113           474
Female                                   2,249         1,123       1,049           73         1,127

VII - Central Visayas

Both Sexes                               4,139         2,622       2,414          207         1,517

Male                                     2,042         1,571       1,428          143           470
Female                                   2,097         1,050         986           64         1,047

VIII - Eastern Visayas

Both Sexes                               2,443         1,592       1,521           71           851

Male                                     1,252         1,002         957           45           249
Female                                   1,191           589         563           26           602

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(Table 2 - Concluded) 

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                                         Total |             |           |            |
Sex and Age Group                   Population |       Total |           |            |  Not in the
                                  15 Years Old | Labor Force |  Employed | Unemployed | Labor Force
                                      and Over |             |           |            |
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IX - Zamboanga Peninsula

Both Sexes                               1,975         1,234       1,188           46           741

Male                                     1,000           802         773           29           198
Female                                     975           432         415           17           543

X - Northern Mindanao

Both Sexes                               2,489         1,790       1,697           94           698

Male                                     1,260         1,061       1,004           58           199
Female                                   1,228           729         693           36           499

XI - Davao Region

Both Sexes                               2,600         1,720       1,593          127           881

Male                                     1,335         1,085       1,011           75           249
Female                                   1,266           634         582           52           631

XII - SOCCSKSARGEN

Both Sexes                               2,314         1,514       1,424           90           800

Male                                     1,201           978         927           51           223
Female                                   1,113           536         497           39           577

Caraga

Both Sexes                               1,433           948         890           59           485

Male                                       737           599         559           41           138
Female                                     696           349         331           18           347

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

Both Sexes                               1,894         1,043       1,008           35           851

Male                                       930           775         758           17           155
Female                                     965           269         250           18           696

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Source:  National Statistics Office, January 2006 Labor Force Survey

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