TABLE 2 Number and Percentage Distribution of Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status,
by Region and Sex: April 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 57,700 36,450 33,535 2,914 21,250
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 49.8 62.0 61.9 62.4 28.8
Female 50.2 38.0 38.1 37.6 71.2
National Capital Region 7,597 4,649 4,005 643 2,948
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 47.8 56.9 55.9 62.5 33.4
Female 52.2 43.1 44.1 37.5 66.6
Cordillera Administrative Region 1,035 680 647 33 355
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.8 59.6 59.5 62.7 33.9
Female 49.2 40.4 40.5 37.3 66.1
I - Ilocos Region 3,192 1,875 1,703 172 1,317
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.7 67.1 66.5 72.8 27.4
Female 49.3 32.9 33.5 27.2 72.6
II - Cagayan Valley 2,130 1,403 1,350 53 727
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 52.1 64.3 64.4 60.6 28.6
Female 47.9 35.7 35.6 39.4 71.4
III - Central Luzon 6,418 3,808 3,426 383 2,610
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 49.2 64.2 63.7 68.4 27.4
Female 50.8 35.8 36.3 31.6 72.6
IVA - CALABARZON 7,331 4,467 4,007 460 2,864
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 48.1 59.7 59.4 62.1 30.1
Female 51.9 40.3 40.6 37.9 69.9
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(Table 2 - Continued)
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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 1,701 1,181 1,128 53 520
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.7 61.8 61.9 59.3 25.7
Female 49.3 38.2 38.1 40.7 74.3
V - Bicol Region 3,264 2,159 2,019 140 1,104
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 51.5 63.8 64.3 56.7 27.5
Female 48.5 36.2 35.7 43.3 72.5
VI - Western Visayas 4,702 2,990 2,734 256 1,712
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.6 62.5 62.6 61.5 30.0
Female 49.4 37.5 37.4 38.5 70.0
VII - Central Visayas 4,349 2,783 2,568 215 1,566
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 49.1 59.1 58.9 61.2 31.2
Female 50.9 40.9 41.1 38.8 68.8
VIII - Eastern Visayas 2,595 1,688 1,604 83 907
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.9 62.9 63.2 57.5 28.7
Female 49.1 37.1 36.8 42.5 71.3
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 2,081 1,351 1,305 47 729
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.4 63.3 63.4 61.0 26.6
Female 49.6 36.7 36.6 39.0 73.4
X - Northern Mindanao 2,668 1,858 1,765 93 810
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.0 59.9 60.2 54.5 27.2
Female 50.0 40.1 39.8 45.5 72.8
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(Table 2 - Concluded)
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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 1,787 1,675 113 904
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 51.0 64.0 64.1 62.6 25.1
Female 49.0 36.0 35.9 37.4 74.9
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 2,423 1,628 1,547 80 795
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 51.8 63.7 64.4 50.8 27.4
Female 48.2 36.3 35.6 49.2 72.6
Caraga 1,540 1,024 968 56 516
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.5 62.8 62.6 66.0 26.1
Female 49.5 37.2 37.4 34.0 73.9
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 1,983 1,117 1,084 33 865
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 49.0 71.6 72.3 50.5 19.8
Female 51.0 28.4 27.7 49.5 80.2
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Source: National Statistics Office, April 2008 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: August 23, 2010
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