Table B.   Rates of Employment and Unemployment, by Sex and by Region: January 2007
           (In Percent)

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                                        | Employment | Unemployment
Sex / Region                            |       Rate |         Rate
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Male                                            91.9            8.1

Female                                          92.6            7.4

NCR - National Capital Region                   87.3           12.7
CAR - Cordillera Administrative Region          95.2            4.8
I   - Ilocos Region                             90.3            9.7
II  - Cagayan Valley                            96.9            3.1
III - Central Luzon                             90.3            9.7
IV-A- CALABARZON                                89.6           10.4
IV-B- MIMAROPA                                  96.1            3.9
V   - Bicol Region                              93.9            6.1
VI  - Western Visayas                           94.4            5.6
VII - Central Visayas                           92.5            7.5
VIII- Eastern Visayas                           93.9            6.1
IX  - Zamboanga Peninsula 1/                    96.3            3.7
X   - Northern Mindanao                         93.5            6.5
XI  - Davao Region                              92.5            7.5
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN                              95.3            4.7
XIII- Caraga                                    92.4            7.6
ARMM- Autonomous Region
        in Muslim Mindanao 2/                   96.2            3.8

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Notes:   Estimates for January 2007 are preliminary and may change.
         Figures were estimated using the 2000 Census-based Population Projections.
         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:  National Statistics Office, January 2007 Labor Force Survey

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