Table 3.  Household Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status, Age Group and Sex: October 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                         55,989        35,806        33,185         2,621          20,183

15 - 24                            16,674         7,695         6,396         1,298           8,979
25 - 34                            13,094         9,652         8,879           773           3,441
35 - 44                            10,203         7,982         7,704           279           2,221
45 - 54                             7,360         5,772         5,598           174           1,588
55 - 64                             4,756         3,193         3,113            80           1,563
65 and Over                         3,897         1,509         1,492            16           2,388
Not Reported                            6             3             3            -                3

Male                               27,934        22,104        20,419         1,684           5,830

15 - 24                             8,518         4,776         4,014           762           3,742
25 - 34                             6,581         6,229         5,711           518             352
35 - 44                             5,063         4,891         4,692           199             173
45 - 54                             3,645         3,419         3,285           133             226
55 - 64                             2,336         1,883         1,820            64             452
65 and Over                         1,786           903           894             9             883
Not Reported                            4             2             2            -                2

 Female                            28,056        13,703        12,766           937          14,353

15 - 24                             8,156         2,919         2,382           537           5,237
25 - 34                             6,512         3,423         3,168           256           3,089
35 - 44                             5,140         3,091         3,012            80           2,048
45 - 54                             3,715         2,353         2,312            41           1,362
55 - 64                             2,421         1,310         1,294            16           1,111
65 and Over                         2,110           605           598             7           1,505
Not Reported                            2             1            -             -                1

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Notes:    Estimates 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:  December 15, 2006
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