TABLE 2 Number and Percentage Distribution of Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status
by Region and Sex: January 2008
(In thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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Total | | | |
Region and Sex Population | Total | | | Not in the
15 Years Old | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Labor Force
and Over | | | |
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Philippines 57,390 36,368 33,693 2,675 21,022
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 49.7 61.6 61.3 65.1 29.2
Female 50.3 38.4 38.7 34.9 70.8
National Capital Region 7,595 4,679 4,096 583 2,916
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 47.3 57.1 56.3 63.2 31.5
Female 52.7 42.9 43.7 36.8 68.5
Cordillera Administrative Region 1,062 706 678 28 355
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.6 58.1 57.6 70.2 35.6
Female 49.4 41.9 42.4 29.8 64.4
I - Ilocos Region 3,225 1,967 1,793 174 1,258
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.1 65.0 64.6 69.2 26.8
Female 49.9 35.0 35.4 30.8 73.2
II - Cagayan Valley 2,092 1,391 1,343 48 701
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 51.5 64.2 64.1 66.9 26.5
Female 48.5 35.8 35.9 33.1 73.5
III - Central Luzon 6,327 3,802 3,447 355 2,525
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 49.0 63.2 62.6 68.8 27.7
Female 51.0 36.8 37.4 31.2 72.3
IVA - CALABARZON 7,388 4,602 4,171 431 2,786
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 48.5 59.4 58.6 67.5 30.4
Female 51.5 40.6 41.4 32.5 69.6
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Total | | | |
Region and Sex Population | Total | | | Not in the
15 Years Old | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Labor Force
and Over | | | |
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IVB - MIMAROPA 1,699 1,176 1,121 55 524
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.7 60.9 61.5 47.6 27.7
Female 49.3 39.1 38.5 52.4 72.3
V - Bicol Region 3,202 2,047 1,921 127 1,155
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.8 63.0 63.2 60.4 29.2
Female 49.2 37.0 36.8 39.6 70.8
VI - Western Visayas 4,694 2,982 2,788 194 1,712
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.2 60.6 60.0 69.0 32.2
Female 49.8 39.4 40.0 31.0 67.8
VII - Central Visayas 4,350 2,771 2,581 190 1,579
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 48.8 58.6 58.1 65.6 31.5
Female 51.2 41.4 41.9 34.4 68.5
VIII - Eastern Visayas 2,564 1,652 1,568 84 912
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 51.0 63.2 63.2 63.1 29.0
Female 49.0 36.8 36.8 36.9 71.0
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 2,008 1,296 1,241 54 712
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 51.7 65.1 65.1 66.5 27.3
Female 48.3 34.9 34.9 33.5 72.7
X - Northern Mindanao 2,615 1,816 1,719 97 799
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 51.1 59.9 59.6 65.7 31.1
Female 48.9 40.1 40.4 34.3 68.9
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Total | | | |
Region and Sex Population | Total | | | Not in the
15 Years Old | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Labor Force
and Over | | | |
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XI - Davao Region 2,691 1,803 1,691 111 888
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 51.4 63.4 63.4 63.4 27.0
Female 48.6 36.6 36.6 36.6 73.0
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 2,431 1,577 1,504 73 854
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 51.7 65.0 65.2 59.9 27.2
Female 48.3 35.0 34.8 40.1 72.8
Caraga 1,515 998 952 46 517
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 51.2 63.4 63.6 59.1 27.8
Female 48.8 36.6 36.4 40.9 72.2
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 1,933 1,104 1,078 27 829
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 49.8 71.6 72.4 40.8 20.8
Female 50.2 28.4 27.6 59.2 79.2
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Source: National Statistics Office, January 2008 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: August 25, 2010
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