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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