TABLE 2  Number and Percentage Distribution of Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status,
         by Region and Sex: January 2009
        (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                             58,657        37,116      34,262        2,854        21,541	
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0       100.0        100.0         100.0	  
 Male                                     49.7          61.5        61.3         64.1          29.4
 Female                                   50.3          38.5        38.7         35.9          70.6

National Capital Region                  7,753         4,719       4,059          660         3,034
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0         100.0	
 Male                                     47.2          57.4        56.4         63.3          31.2
 Female                                   52.8          42.6        43.6         36.7          68.8

Cordillera Administrative Region         1,057           707         677           30           350
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0        100.0       100.0         100.0	
 Male                                     50.4          58.6        58.7         56.7          33.8
 Female                                   49.6          41.4        41.3         43.3          66.2

I - Ilocos Region                        3,274         2,040       1,866          174         1,234
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0        100.0        100.0       100.0          100.0	 
 Male                                     50.3          64.7        64.4         68.4          26.5
 Female                                   49.7          35.3        35.6         31.6          73.5

II - Cagayan Valley                      2,130         1,407       1,367           41           723
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0        100.0       100.0         100.0	 
 Male                                     52.3          65.0        65.0         62.2          27.6
 Female                                   47.7          35.0        35.0         37.8          72.4

III - Central Luzon                      6,461         3,891       3,514          377         2,570
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0        100.0       100.0         100.0	
 Male                                     48.8          62.5        62.0         67.1          28.0
 Female                                   51.2          37.5        38.0         32.9          72.0

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(Table 2 - Continued) 

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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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IVA - CALABARZON                         7,524         4,737       4,222          515         2,787
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0       100.0        100.0         100.0	 
 Male                                     48.3          59.3        58.7         64.0          29.6
 Female                                   51.7          40.7        41.3         36.0          70.4

IVB - MIMAROPA                           1,764         1,224       1,169           55           540
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0       100.0        100.0         100.0	 
 Male                                     50.6          60.7        60.7         61.8          27.6
 Female                                   49.4          39.3        39.3         38.2          72.4

V - Bicol Region                         3,304         2,107       1,978          129         1,197
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0        100.0       100.0         100.0	 
 Male                                     50.8          62.9        63.2         58.1          29.5
 Female                                   49.2          37.1        36.8         41.9          70.5

VI - Western Visayas                     4,743         3,022       2,842          180         1,721
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0       100.0        100.0         100.0	 
 Male                                     50.1          60.5        60.1         66.1          31.8
 Female                                   49.9          39.5        39.9         33.9          68.2

VII - Central Visayas                    4,481         2,833       2,611          222         1,647
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0       100.0        100.0         100.0	 
 Male                                     49.1          58.0        57.6         63.5          33.8
 Female                                   50.9          42.0        42.4         36.5          66.2

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(Table 2 - Continued) 

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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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VIII - Eastern Visayas                   2,609         1,667       1,573           93           943
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0        100.0       100.0         100.0	 
 Male                                     51.3          64.3        64.2         65.6          28.2
 Female                                   48.7          35.7        35.8         34.4          71.8

IX - Zamboanga Peninsula                 2,086         1,372       1,323           50           714
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0       100.0        100.0         100.0	 
 Male                                     51.4          63.5        63.6         60.9          28.2
 Female                                   48.6          36.5        36.4         39.1          71.8

X - Northern Mindanao                    2,698         1,842       1,763           79           856
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0       100.0        100.0         100.0	
 Male                                     50.7          59.4        59.1         67.1          31.8
 Female                                   49.3          40.6        40.9         32.9          68.2

XI - Davao Region                        2,698         1,744       1,643          101           954
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0       100.0        100.0         100.0	  
 Male                                     51.2          63.9        63.8         65.3          28.0
 Female                                   48.8          36.1        36.2         34.7          72.0

XII - SOCCSKSARGEN                       2,505         1,635       1,579           56           869
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0       100.0        100.0         100.0	 
 Male                                     52.0          65.1        65.0         67.9          27.4
 Female                                   48.0          34.9        35.0         32.1          72.6

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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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Caraga                                   1,561         1,045         979           66           516
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0       100.0        100.0         100.0	 
 Male                                     51.8          63.3        63.8         56.7          28.3
 Female                                   48.2          36.7        36.2         43.3          71.7

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao     2,007         1,123       1,096           27           884
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0       100.0        100.0         100.0	
 Male                                     49.7          71.1        71.7         46.2          22.5
 Female                                   50.3          28.9        28.3         53.8          77.5

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Source:  National Statistics Office, January 2009 Labor Force Survey

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