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

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