TABLE 7 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Sex, by Region and Class
of Worker: April 2008
(In thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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Region and Class of Worker Total Male Female
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Philippines 33,535 20,774 12,762
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 52.9 53.9 51.2
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 44.9 47.5 40.6
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.0 6.4 10.5
Own account workers 34.6 36.9 30.9
Self-employed 30.0 31.1 28.3
Employer 4.6 5.8 2.7
Unpaid family worker 12.5 9.2 17.9
National Capital Region 4,005 2,241 1,765
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 73.9 76.7 70.5
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 66.8 69.5 63.4
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.1 7.1 7.0
Own account workers 22.9 21.5 24.7
Self-employed 19.6 17.5 22.3
Employer 3.3 4.0 2.4
Unpaid family worker 3.1 1.8 4.8
Cordillera Administrative Region 647 385 262
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 35.4 36.7 33.5
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 24.7 27.6 20.5
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 10.7 9.1 13.0
Own account workers 36.2 43.0 26.2
Self-employed 33.3 39.2 24.7
Employer 2.9 3.8 1.5
Unpaid family worker 28.4 20.3 40.3
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(Table 7 - Continued)
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Region and Class of Worker Total Male Female
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I - Ilocos Region 1,703 1,133 570
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 47.3 46.8 48.4
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 39.5 41.3 35.9
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.8 5.5 12.5
Own account workers 38.9 42.0 32.7
Self-employed 32.7 34.1 29.7
Employer 6.2 7.8 2.9
Unpaid family worker 13.8 11.3 19.0
II - Cagayan Valley 1,350 869 481
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 46.9 46.9 47.0
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 39.6 41.6 36.0
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.4 5.3 11.0
Own account workers 36.3 42.8 24.6
Self-employed 19.7 20.0 19.2
Employer 16.6 22.8 5.4
Unpaid family worker 16.7 10.3 28.3
III - Central Luzon 3,426 2,182 1,243
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 64.7 66.4 61.8
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 57.4 60.4 52.1
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.4 6.0 9.7
Own account workers 28.6 28.5 28.7
Self-employed 24.6 24.3 25.0
Employer 4.0 4.2 3.7
Unpaid family worker 6.7 5.0 9.5
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(Table 7 - Continued)
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Region and Class of Worker Total Male Female
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IV-A CALABARZON 4,007 2,381 1,626
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 63.0 64.4 60.9
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 55.9 58.7 51.9
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.1 5.8 9.0
Own account workers 30.0 30.4 29.5
Self-employed 27.1 26.9 27.4
Employer 2.9 3.5 2.1
Unpaid family worker 7.0 5.2 9.6
IV-B MIMAROPA 1,128 698 430
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 40.5 43.4 35.8
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 32.4 37.3 24.5
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.1 6.1 11.3
Own account workers 41.4 42.5 39.7
Self-employed 37.2 37.2 37.3
Employer 4.2 5.3 2.4
Unpaid family worker 18.1 14.2 24.6
V - Bicol Region 2,019 1,298 721
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 41.2 42.4 39.0
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 32.3 35.7 26.3
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.9 6.7 12.7
Own account workers 40.1 42.0 36.7
Self-employed 37.2 38.4 35.0
Employer 2.9 3.6 1.7
Unpaid family worker 18.7 15.6 24.3
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(Table 7 - Continued)
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Region and Class of Worker Total Male Female
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VI - Western Visayas 2,734 1,711 1,023
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 55.3 56.5 53.2
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 46.8 50.8 40.1
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.5 5.7 13.0
Own account workers 33.7 35.6 30.6
Self-employed 28.6 28.9 28.0
Employer 5.1 6.7 2.6
Unpaid family worker 11.0 7.9 16.2
VII - Central Visayas 2,568 1,514 1,054
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 52.6 54.4 50.1
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 45.2 48.0 41.1
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.4 6.4 9.0
Own account workers 35.5 37.7 32.4
Self-employed 34.0 36.1 31.0
Employer 1.5 1.6 1.4
Unpaid family worker 11.8 7.9 17.5
VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,604 1,014 591
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 44.0 45.7 41.1
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 33.9 38.2 26.6
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 10.0 7.4 14.6
Own account workers 41.0 43.1 37.5
Self-employed 35.7 36.4 34.7
Employer 5.3 6.7 2.8
Unpaid family worker 15.0 11.2 21.4
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(Table 7 - Continued)
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Region and Class of Worker Total Male Female
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IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 1,305 827 478
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 38.3 40.0 35.4
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 28.1 31.4 22.3
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 10.2 8.6 13.1
Own account workers 40.6 46.1 31.1
Self-employed 36.7 41.5 28.4
Employer 3.9 4.6 2.7
Unpaid family worker 21.1 13.9 33.5
X - Northern Mindanao 1,765 1,062 703
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 46.4 50.0 41.0
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 38.7 43.4 31.5
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.7 6.5 9.5
Own account workers 34.0 36.1 30.9
Self-employed 28.9 29.7 27.7
Employer 5.1 6.4 3.2
Unpaid family worker 19.6 14.0 28.1
XI - Davao Region 1,675 1,074 601
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 50.7 53.2 46.2
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 42.9 47.1 35.2
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.9 6.1 11.0
Own account workers 35.7 37.4 32.6
Self-employed 29.5 30.0 28.5
Employer 6.2 7.3 4.1
Unpaid family worker 13.6 9.4 21.1
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(Table 7 - Concluded)
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Region and Class of Worker Total Male Female
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XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 1,547 996 551
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 47.2 48.1 45.5
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 39.7 42.4 34.8
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.5 5.8 10.7
Own account workers 39.2 41.8 34.4
Self-employed 30.5 30.6 30.3
Employer 8.7 11.2 4.1
Unpaid family worker 13.7 10.1 20.1
Caraga 968 606 362
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 44.2 46.2 40.8
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 34.2 39.3 25.7
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 10.0 6.9 15.1
Own account workers 38.4 41.3 33.6
Self-employed 34.0 35.3 31.9
Employer 4.4 6.0 1.7
Unpaid family worker 17.4 12.5 25.6
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 1,084 784 300
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 15.6 14.9 17.2
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 8.6 9.3 6.8
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.0 5.7 10.4
Own account workers 59.7 67.6 38.9
Self-employed 58.2 65.9 37.9
Employer 1.5 1.7 1.0
Unpaid family worker 24.7 17.4 43.9
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Source: National Statistics Office, April 2008 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: August 24, 2010
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