TABLE 1  Number and Percentage Distribution of Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment by Sex
         and Age Group: January 2008
        (In thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                         Total |             |           |            |
Sex and Age Group                   Population |       Total |           |            |  Not in the
                                  15 Years Old | Labor Force |  Employed | Unemployed | Labor Force
                                      and Over |             |           |            |
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Philippines

Both Sexes                              57,390        36,368      33,693        2,675        21,022 
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0       100.0         100.0        100.0         100.0  
15 - 24                                   30.5          21.6        19.3         49.6          45.9
25 - 34                                   23.1          26.7        26.5         29.7          16.8
35 - 44                                   18.2          22.6        23.6         10.3          10.7
45 - 54                                   13.4          16.6        17.4          6.6           8.0
55 - 64                                    8.2           8.7         9.1          3.2           7.3
65 and over                                6.6           3.8         4.1          0.6          11.3
Not reported                               0.0           0.0         0.0             -          0.0

Male                                    28,534        22,395      20,654        1,741         6,139
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0       100.0         100.0        100.0         100.0 
15 - 24                                   31.1          21.8        19.7         46.5          65.0
25 - 34                                   23.1          27.7        27.5         30.1           6.4
35 - 44                                   18.4          22.6        23.5         11.2           3.1
45 - 54                                   13.5          16.0        16.7          7.8           4.3
55 - 64                                    8.1           8.3         8.6          3.6           7.4
65 and over                                5.9           3.7         3.9          0.7          13.9
Not reported                               0.0           0.0           0.0           -          0.0

Female                                  28,856        13,973      13,038          935        14,883
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0       100.0         100.0        100.0         100.0 
15 - 24                                   29.9          21.2        18.8         55.4          38.0
25 - 34                                   23.0          25.1        24.8         29.0          21.1
35 - 44                                   18.1          22.6        23.7          8.5          13.9
45 - 54                                   13.4          17.5        18.4          4.3           9.6
55 - 64                                    8.3           9.4         9.9          2.3           7.2
65 and over                                7.2           4.1         4.4          0.5          10.2
Not reported                               0.0           0.0         0.0             -          0.0

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Source:  National Statistics Office, January 2008 Labor Force Survey

Page last updated:  August 25, 2010
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