TABLE 3 Rates of Labor Force, Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment, by Region: October 2007
(In Percent)
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Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Underemployment
Selected Indicators Participation | Rate | Rate | Rate
Rate | | |
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Philippines 63.2 93.7 6.3 18.1
N C R - National Capital Region 61.2 89.4 10.6 11.5
C A R - Cordillera Administrative Region 65.7 96.9 3.1 17.9
I - Ilocos Region 60.5 93.2 6.8 13.8
II - Cagayan Valley 67.2 97.7 2.3 14.1
III - Central Luzon 59.8 91.4 8.6 7.4
IV-A - CALABARZON 62.7 92.0 8.0 15.8
IV-B - MIMAROPA 66.3 96.3 3.7 25.0
V - Bicol Region 64.2 95.8 4.2 34.8
VI - Western Visayas 63.5 94.0 6.0 22.0
VII - Central Visayas 63.1 94.1 5.9 11.3
VIII - Eastern Visayas 64.6 96.8 3.2 27.3
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 1/ 62.6 97.1 2.9 19.8
X - Northern Mindanao 71.2 94.9 5.1 34.0
XI - Davao Region 65.6 95.1 4.9 15.5
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 65.1 95.2 4.8 19.6
XIII - Caraga 65.8 95.8 4.2 21.5
A R M M - Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 2/ 56.7 97.0 3.0 25.7
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Notes: Estimates for October 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, October 2007 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: December 18, 2007
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