Table 3.  Household Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status, Age Group and Sex:  April 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                         55,393        35,954        33,024         2,930          19,438

15 - 24                            16,541         8,175         6,754         1,421           8,366
25 - 34                            13,021         9,632         8,786           847           3,388
35 - 44                            10,098         7,923         7,591           332           2,175
45 - 54                             7,243         5,658         5,448           210           1,586
55 - 64                             4,664         3,122         3,018           104           1,542
65 and Over                         3,822         1,443         1,426            17           2,379
Not Reported                            3             1             1           -                 2

Male                               27,611        21,942        20,055         1,887           5,669

15 - 24                             8,450         5,088         4,246           842           3,362
25 - 34                             6,532         6,098         5,532           566             434
35 - 44                             5,011         4,781         4,550           231             230
45 - 54                             3,581         3,307         3,148           159             274
55 - 64                             2,285         1,813         1,734            78             472
65 and Over                         1,751           855           844            11             896
Not Reported                            1             1             1           -                *

Female                             27,782        14,013        12,969         1,044          13,769

15 - 24                             8,091         3,087         2,508           579           5,004
25 - 34                             6,490         3,535         3,254           281           2,954
35 - 44                             5,087         3,141         3,040           101           1,945
45 - 54                             3,663         2,351         2,300            51           1,312
55 - 64                             2,379         1,309         1,284            26           1,070
65 and Over                         2,071           588           582             6           1,483
Not Reported                            2             1             1           -                 1


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Notes:    Estimates for April 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:  June 15, 2006
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