TABLE 3 Rates of Labor Force, Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment, by Region: July 2008
(In Percent)
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Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Under-
Region Participation | Rate | Rate | employment
Rate | | | Rate
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Philippines 64.3 92.6 7.4 21.0
N C R - National Capital Region 61.7 87.2 12.8 14.2
C A R - Cordillera Administrative Region 67.7 94.6 5.4 23.5
I - Ilocos Region 62.3 93.4 6.6 16.4
II - Cagayan Valley 66.8 97.1 2.9 18.1
III - Central Luzon 61.8 90.6 9.4 9.2
IV-A - CALABARZON 62.9 89.6 10.4 17.4
IV-B - MIMAROPA 69.6 95.7 4.3 26.8
V - Bicol Region 66.1 95.6 4.4 35.8
VI - Western Visayas 64.9 93.3 6.7 27.7
VII - Central Visayas 64.9 92.5 7.5 17.4
VIII - Eastern Visayas 65.8 95.8 4.2 30.8
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 65.6 96.9 3.1 29.9
X - Northern Mindanao 70.8 95.6 4.4 25.8
XI - Davao Region 65.8 93.4 6.6 21.8
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 66.8 95.2 4.8 26.6
XIII - Caraga 65.5 93.0 7.0 29.3
A R M M - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 57.4 96.9 3.1 18.0
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Notes: Estimates for July 2008 are preliminary and subject to change
Figures were estimated using the 2000 Census-based Population Projections.
Source: National Statistics Office, July 2008 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: September 16, 2008
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