TABLE 2 Number and Percentage Distribution of Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status,
by Region and Sex: October 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 58,182 37,058 34,533 2,525 21,123
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 49.8 61.7 61.6 63.2 29.0
Female 50.2 38.3 38.4 36.8 71.0
National Capital Region 7,688 4,675 4,078 597 3,013
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 47.8 57.8 57.2 61.4 32.3
Female 52.2 42.2 42.8 38.6 67.7
Cordillera Administrative Region 1,059 702 675 27 357
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 51.5 59.7 60.0 51.9 35.0
Female 48.5 40.3 40.0 48.1 65.0
I - Ilocos Region 3,219 1,968 1,812 156 1,252
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.2 64.5 64.1 69.9 27.5
Female 49.8 35.5 35.9 30.1 72.5
II - Cagayan Valley 2,106 1,394 1,342 51 712
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 52.1 64.3 64.2 68.6 28.2
Female 47.9 35.7 35.8 31.4 71.8
III - Central Luzon 6,313 3,786 3,478 308 2,527
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 49.1 64.4 64.3 65.3 26.2
Female 50.9 35.6 35.7 34.7 73.8
IV-A CALABARZON 7,449 4,710 4,240 469 2,739
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 48.2 58.9 58.4 62.9 29.8
Female 51.8 41.1 41.6 37.1 70.2
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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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IV-B MIMAROPA 1,735 1,189 1,149 40 546
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 51.2 61.8 62.4 45.0 51.2
Female 48.8 38.2 37.6 55.0 48.8
V - Bicol Region 3,267 2,113 2,004 109 1,154
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.8 63.1 63.1 64.2 28.2
Female 49.2 36.9 36.9 35.8 71.8
VI - Western Visayas 4,758 3,037 2,850 187 1,721
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.6 61.9 61.4 69.5 30.6
Female 49.4 38.1 38.6 30.5 69.4
VII - Central Visayas 4,413 2,865 2,699 166 1,548
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 49.2 58.1 57.7 64.2 32.6
Female 50.8 41.9 42.3 35.8 67.4
VIII - Eastern Visayas 2,643 1,686 1,621 65 957
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 51.7 64.3 64.4 61.5 29.6
Female 48.3 35.7 35.6 38.5 70.4
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 2,109 1,430 1,381 49 680
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.5 61.3 61.3 61.2 27.8
Female 49.5 38.7 38.7 38.8 72.2
X - Northern Mindanao 2,726 1,953 1,871 82 773
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.8 59.0 59.0 58.5 30.3
Female 49.2 41.0 41.0 41.5 69.7
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(Table 2 - Concluded)
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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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XI - Davao Region 2,766 1,819 1,740 78 948
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 51.0 63.7 63.8 61.5 26.8
Female 49.0 36.3 36.2 38.5 73.2
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 2,446 1,601 1,540 61 845
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 52.2 66.3 66.4 62.3 25.6
Female 47.8 33.7 33.6 37.7 74.4
Caraga 1,529 996 943 53 533
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 51.1 63.1 63.0 64.2 28.9
Female 48.9 36.9 37.0 35.8 71.1
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 1,954 1,135 1,109 25 819
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 49.2 70.7 71.3 42.9 19.4
Female 50.8 29.3 28.7 57.1 80.6
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Source: National Statistics Office, October 2008 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: July 6, 2010
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