Table 11. Labor Force Participation Rates (LFPR), Employment and Unemployment Rates
Using the Old Definition, by Region: October 2005 and October 2006
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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| October 2005 | October 2006
Region |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Total | | | | Total | | |
| 15 Yrs.| | Employ-| Unem-| 15 Yrs.| | Employ- | Unem-
| Old and | LFPR | ment | ployment | Old and | LFPR | ment | ployment
| Over | | Rate | Rate | Over | | Rate | Rate
| ('000) | | | | ('000) | | |
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Philippines 54,799 66.9 89.7 10.3 55,989 65.8 90.1 9.9
National Capital Region 7,752 65.4 82.1 17.9 7,923 64.3 81.9 18.1
Cordillera Admimistrative
Region 1,014 67.6 91.7 8.3 1,045 67.3 93.3 6.7
I - Ilocos 2,966 62.5 91.3 8.7 3,019 60.7 91.2 8.8
II - Cagayan Valley 2,022 70.5 96.2 3.8 2,070 69.8 95.1 4.9
III - Central Luzon 5,766 62.9 88.3 11.7 5,837 62.1 88.4 11.6
IV-A - Calabarzon 6,728 66.5 87.0 13.0 6,931 65.5 87.9 12.1
IV-B - Mimaropa 1,513 72.6 93.8 6.2 1,549 70.0 94.1 5.9
V - Bicol 3,140 68.5 92.5 7.5 3,170 66.1 92.6 7.4
VI - Western Visayas 4,488 67.1 91.9 8.1 4,580 64.9 91.7 8.3
VII - Central Visayas 3,998 68.6 88.3 11.7 4,144 67.0 88.7 11.3
VIII - Eastern Visayas 2,541 68.8 91.8 8.2 2,556 68.0 92.6 7.4
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 1/ 2,037 66.5 94.3 5.7 2,101 66.1 95.7 4.3
X - Northern Mindanao 2,593 74.6 92.2 7.8 2,652 74.6 92.8 7.2
XI - Davao 2,651 68.3 91.3 8.7 2,718 67.1 92.7 7.3
XII - Soccsksargen 2,389 68.9 91.8 8.2 2,454 67.7 93.0 7.0
XIII - Caraga 1,538 69.2 93.1 6.9 1,584 70.5 93.6 6.4
Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 2/ 1,663 56.6 94.7 5.3 1,659 58.3 94.1 5.9
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Notes: Estimates for October 2006 are preliminary 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, Labor Force Survey
Household Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Page last updated: December 15, 2006
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