TABLE 7 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Sex, by Region and Class
of Worker: October 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 34,533 21,276 13,257
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 51.9 52.4 51.2
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 43.9 46.1 40.5
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.0 6.4 10.6
Own-account workers 35.5 38.6 30.6
Self-employed 31.4 33.3 28.3
Employer 4.1 5.3 2.3
Unpaid family worker 12.5 9.0 18.2
National Capital Region 4,078 2,335 1,744
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 75.4 78.2 71.6
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 67.2 70.2 63.1
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.2 8.1 8.4
Own-account workers 22.4 20.5 24.9
Self-employed 18.4 16.1 21.6
Employer 4.0 4.5 3.4
Unpaid family worker 2.2 1.2 3.5
Cordillera Administrative Region 675 405 270
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 35.6 35.8 35.2
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 24.6 26.2 22.2
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 11.0 9.6 13.0
Own-account workers 36.4 44.9 23.7
Self-employed 35.0 43.0 23.0
Employer 1.5 2.0 0.7
Unpaid family worker 28.0 19.3 41.1
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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 1,812 1,161 651
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 46.1 45.3 47.5
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 38.5 40.4 35.0
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.7 4.9 12.6
Own-account workers 38.7 43.2 30.6
Self-employed 32.0 34.1 28.1
Employer 6.7 9.1 2.5
Unpaid family worker 15.2 11.5 21.8
II - Cagayan Valley 1,342 861 481
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 46.3 45.4 48.0
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 38.7 39.6 37.0
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.7 5.9 10.8
Own-account workers 37.3 44.5 24.5
Self-employed 21.5 22.4 19.8
Employer 15.9 22.0 4.8
Unpaid family worker 16.4 10.1 27.4
III - Central Luzon 3,478 2,236 1,243
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 62.6 61.6 64.4
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 55.4 55.9 54.5
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.2 5.7 9.9
Own-account workers 31.5 33.5 27.8
Self-employed 28.8 30.2 26.1
Employer 2.7 3.3 1.7
Unpaid family worker 5.9 4.9 7.9
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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 4,240 2,477 1,763
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 63.0 63.4 62.4
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 55.8 57.6 53.5
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.1 5.9 8.9
Own-account workers 30.6 31.9 28.7
Self-employed 28.1 29.0 26.9
Employer 2.4 2.9 1.7
Unpaid family worker 6.4 4.6 9.0
IV-B MIMAROPA 1,149 717 432
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 38.1 40.0 35.0
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 29.9 34.4 22.5
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.2 5.6 12.5
Own-account workers 43.3 45.7 39.1
Self-employed 40.3 42.0 37.5
Employer 3.0 3.8 1.6
Unpaid family worker 18.5 14.1 25.9
V - Bicol Region 2,004 1,263 740
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 39.3 40.6 37.2
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 31.0 35.1 24.1
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.3 5.5 13.0
Own-account workers 41.2 44.1 36.1
Self-employed 39.9 42.7 35.0
Employer 1.3 1.4 1.1
Unpaid family worker 19.5 15.3 26.8
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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 2,850 1,750 1,100
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 52.5 53.5 51.0
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 43.7 47.1 38.3
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.8 6.4 12.7
Own-account workers 35.4 37.7 31.7
Self-employed 28.4 28.5 28.2
Employer 6.9 9.1 3.5
Unpaid family worker 12.1 8.9 17.3
VII - Central Visayas 2,699 1,558 1,141
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 50.9 53.1 48.0
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 43.8 46.3 40.4
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.1 6.7 7.6
Own-account workers 36.1 38.4 33.0
Self-employed 34.8 37.3 31.3
Employer 1.3 1.1 1.7
Unpaid family worker 13.0 8.6 19.0
VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,621 1,044 577
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 41.6 42.7 39.5
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 31.2 35.4 23.4
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 10.4 7.2 16.1
Own-account workers 43.9 46.3 39.7
Self-employed 39.9 41.1 38.0
Employer 4.0 5.2 1.7
Unpaid family worker 14.4 11.0 20.6
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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 1,381 847 534
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 39.8 40.6 38.4
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 30.5 32.8 26.8
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 9.3 7.9 11.6
Own-account workers 40.8 45.9 32.8
Self-employed 36.4 40.1 30.3
Employer 4.5 5.8 2.4
Unpaid family worker 19.4 13.5 28.8
X - Northern Mindanao 1,871 1,104 767
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 46.6 49.9 41.9
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 37.5 42.3 30.8
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 9.1 7.6 11.2
Own-account workers 34.6 37.6 30.4
Self-employed 31.5 33.4 28.8
Employer 3.1 4.2 1.6
Unpaid family worker 18.8 12.6 27.8
XI - Davao Region 1,740 1,110 631
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 51.9 54.6 47.1
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 45.8 50.2 38.0
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 6.1 4.3 9.2
Own-account workers 35.9 37.0 33.8
Self-employed 31.0 31.4 30.3
Employer 4.9 5.8 3.3
Unpaid family worker 12.3 8.4 19.2
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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 1,540 1,023 517
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 46.2 46.5 45.5
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 38.2 40.2 34.2
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.0 6.4 11.2
Own-account workers 38.5 42.3 30.9
Self-employed 31.8 33.4 28.4
Employer 6.8 8.9 2.5
Unpaid family worker 15.3 11.1 23.6
Caraga 943 594 349
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 39.2 39.7 38.4
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 29.0 31.6 24.1
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 10.3 8.1 14.0
Own-account workers 41.7 47.5 31.8
Self-employed 38.1 42.9 29.8
Employer 3.5 4.4 2.0
Unpaid family worker 19.2 13.0 29.8
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 1,109 791 319
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 12.7 12.4 13.8
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 6.9 7.8 4.4
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 5.9 4.6 9.1
Own-account workers 60.7 71.3 34.2
Self-employed 59.6 69.9 33.9
Employer 1.1 1.4 0.3
Unpaid family worker 26.6 16.3 52.0
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Source: National Statistics Office, October 2008 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: July 12, 2010
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