TABLE 1 Labor Force Participation Rates (LFPR), Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment Rates,
by Region: October 2007
(In Percent)
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Total | Labor | | |
Population | Force | | Unem- | Under-
Region 15 Years Old | Partici- | Employment | ployment | employment
and Over | pation | Rate | Rate | Rate
(Thousands) | Rate | | |
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Philippines 56,845 63.2 93.7 6.3 18.1
National Capital Region 7,539 61.3 89.4 10.6 11.6
Cordillera Administrative Region 1,034 65.7 96.9 3.1 18.0
I - Ilocos Region 3,183 60.5 93.2 6.8 13.8
II - Cagayan Valley 2,058 67.3 97.7 2.3 14.0
III - Central Luzon 6,212 59.8 91.4 8.6 7.5
IV-A - Calabarzon 7,282 62.7 92.0 8.0 15.8
IV-B - Mimaropa 1,672 66.3 96.3 3.7 25.1
V - Bicol Region 3,182 64.2 95.8 4.2 34.8
VI - Western Visayas 4,649 63.5 94.0 6.0 22.0
VII - Central Visayas 4,355 63.1 94.2 5.8 11.4
VIII - Eastern Visayas 2,534 64.6 96.8 3.2 27.3
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 1 2,043 62.7 97.2 2.8 19.8
X - Northern Mindanao 2,622 71.2 94.9 5.1 34.0
XI - Davao Region 2,702 65.6 95.1 4.9 15.5
XII - Soccsksargen 2,382 65.1 95.2 4.8 19.6
XIII - Caraga 1,504 65.8 95.9 4.1 21.4
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 2 1,891 56.7 96.9 3.1 25.8
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Notes:
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, October 2007 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: July 01, 2008
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