Table 3.  Household Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status, by Age Group and Sex:  January 2006
          (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                         55,248        35,224        32,384         2,840          20,025

15 - 24                            16,519         7,537         6,163         1,374           8,983
25 - 34                            13,020         9,604         8,752           852           3,415
35 - 44                            10,085         7,877         7,567           310           2,208
45 - 54                             7,205         5,602         5,410           192           1,602
55 - 64                             4,629         3,165         3,071            94           1,464
65 and Over                         3,786         1,437         1,420            17           2,350
Not Reported                            3             1             1            -                2

Male                               27,520        21,829        20,010         1,819           5,691

15 - 24                             8,427         4,750         3,933           817           3,677
25 - 34                             6,515         6,180         5,621           559             335
35 - 44                             5,007         4,820         4,601           219             187
45 - 54                             3,562         3,339         3,196           143             223
55 - 64                             2,272         1,869         1,798            71             403
65 and Over                         1,735           870           859            11             865
Not Reported                            2             1             1            -                1

 Female                            27,728        13,394        12,374         1,020          14,334

15 - 24                             8,092         2,787         2,230           557           5,305
25 - 34                             6,504         3,424         3,131           293           3,080
35 - 44                             5,078         3,057         2,966            91           2,021
45 - 54                             3,643         2,264         2,214            50           1,379
55 - 64                             2,358         1,296         1,273            23           1,062
65 and Over                         2,051           566           560             6           1,485
Not Reported                            1            -             -             -                1

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Notes:    Estimates for January 2006 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:  March 15, 2006
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