TABLE 1  Number and Percentage Distribution of Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment by Sex
         and Age Group: October 2008
        (In thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                         Total |             |           |            |
Sex and Age Group                   Population |       Total |           |            |  Not in the
                                  15 Years Old | Labor Force |  Employed | Unemployed | Labor Force
                                      and Over |             |           |            |
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Philippines

Both Sexes                              58,182        37,058      34,533        2,525        21,123
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0       100.0        100.0         100.0	 
15 - 24                                   30.4          21.5        19.2         52.0          46.1
25 - 34                                   22.9          26.5        26.4         27.3          16.7
35 - 44                                   18.1          22.3        23.2          9.9          10.8
45 - 54                                   13.6          16.9        17.6          6.7           7.7
55 - 64                                    8.4           8.9         9.3          3.5           7.4
65 and over                                6.6           3.9         4.2          0.6          11.3
Not reported                               0.0           0.0         0.0           -            0.0

M a l e                                 28,990        22,872      21,276        1,596         6,118
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0       100.0        100.0         100.0	 
15 - 24                                   31.0          21.9        19.8         48.7          65.4
25 - 34                                   22.9          27.4        27.4         27.3           6.3
35 - 44                                   18.3          22.2        23.1         10.8           3.5
45 - 54                                   13.6          16.3        16.9          8.2           3.6
55 - 64                                    8.2           8.5         8.8          4.3           7.3
65 and over                                5.9           3.7         4.0          0.6          14.0
Not reported                               0.0            -           -            -            0.0

F e m a l e                             29,192        14,187      13,257          930        15,005
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0       100.0        100.0         100.0	
15 - 24                                   29.8          20.8        18.2         57.4          38.3
25 - 34                                   22.9          25.0        24.8         27.4          20.9
35 - 44                                   18.0          22.5        23.5          8.2          13.7
45 - 54                                   13.5          17.9        18.8          4.1           9.4
55 - 64                                    8.5           9.6        10.1          2.2           7.5
65 and over                                7.3           4.3         4.5          0.6          10.2
Not reported                               0.0           0.0         0.0           -            0.0

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Source:  National Statistics Office, October 2008 Labor Force Survey

Page last updated:  July 6, 2010
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