Table 1. Labor Force Participation Rates (LFPR), Employment,Unemployment and Underemployment Rates,
by Region: July 2005 and July 2006
(In Percent)
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| Total | Labor | | |
| Population | Force | | |
| 15 Years | Partici- | | | Under-
| Old and | pation | Employment |Unemployment | employment
Region | Over | Rate | Rate | Rate | Rate
| ('000) | | | |
|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
| 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005
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Philippines 55,875 54,583 64.7 64.6 92.0 92.3 8.0 7.7 23.5 20.5
National Capital Region 7,859 7,698 62.6 61.9 86.5 85.8 13.5 14.2 17.8 14.7
Cordillera Administrative
Region 1,032 1,008 67.2 66.6 94.6 95.4 5.4 4.6 22.8 16.4
I - Ilocos 3,001 2,986 62.4 61.3 90.0 91.9 10.0 8.1 23.8 16.8
II - Cagayan Valley 2,062 2,010 67.9 67.5 96.6 96.5 3.4 3.5 25.3 23.4
III - Central Luzon 5,865 5,716 61.9 61.5 88.3 91.0 11.7 9.0 16.6 9.9
IV-A - Calabarzon 6,960 6,674 63.9 64.6 90.0 89.9 10.0 10.1 17.3 17.6
IV-B - Mimaropa 1,525 1,498 68.3 69.6 95.6 94.9 4.4 5.1 25.3 21.8
V - Bicol 3,137 3,109 67.0 67.4 94.2 94.4 5.8 5.6 39.7 34.4
VI - Western Visayas 4,589 4,514 67.2 65.6 94.4 93.0 5.6 7.0 26.2 22.6
VII - Central Visayas 4,116 3,998 63.2 63.2 92.7 92.4 7.3 7.6 19.8 17.2
VIII - Eastern Visayas 2,622 2,553 67.8 66.9 94.7 95.6 5.3 4.4 32.1 30.0
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 1/ 2,080 2,056 65.5 64.1 96.8 96.8 3.2 3.2 25.6 21.8
X - Northern Mindanao 2,593 2,580 70.0 72.8 94.2 94.8 5.8 5.2 32.5 33.5
XI - Davao 2,741 2,625 66.6 66.0 92.9 93.3 7.1 6.7 25.4 20.9
XII - Soccsksargen 2,447 2,381 65.6 67.1 94.6 94.2 5.4 5.8 27.8 27.0
XIII - Caraga 1,569 1,501 64.8 66.5 93.6 95.5 6.4 4.5 15.1 24.3
Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 2/ 1,678 1,676 57.5 55.3 95.5 97.5 4.5 2.5 26.0 11.5
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Source: Income and Employment Statistics Division, Labor Force Survey
Household Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes:
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.
Estimates for July 2006 are preliminary results and are subject to change.
Page last updated: September 15, 2006
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