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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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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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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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
Page last updated: July 2, 2010
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