TABLE 1   Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status, by Sex  and Age Group: April 2009
         (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                              59,074        37,824      34,997        2,827        21,250
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0       100.0       100.0          100.0  
15 - 24                                   30.3          21.8        19.5        50.7           45.3
25 - 34                                   23.1          26.7        26.4        30.0           16.7
35 - 44                                   18.1          22.1        23.1         9.5           10.9
45 - 54                                   13.6          16.6        17.5         6.0            8.1
55 - 64                                    8.4           8.9         9.4         3.2            7.5
65 and over                                6.6           3.9         4.1         0.6           11.5
Not reported                               0.0            *           *           -             0.0

Male                                    29,346        23,181      21,441        1,739         6,165
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0       100.0        100.0         100.0  
15 - 24                                   31.0            22.1      20.0         47.6          64.4
25 - 34                                   23.1            27.5      27.3         29.9           6.7
35 - 44                                   18.2            22.1      23.0         10.2           3.5
45 - 54                                   13.6            16.2      16.9          7.5           3.8
55 - 64                                    8.3             8.6       8.9          4.1           7.3
65 and over                                5.9             3.7       3.9          0.8          14.3
Not reported                               0.0            *           *          -              0.0

Female                                  29,728        14,643      13,555        1,088        15,085
Number (in thousands)

Total                                    100.0         100.0       100.0        100.0         100.0   
15 - 24                                   29.6            21.4      18.7         55.6          37.5
25 - 34                                   23.1            25.4      25.0         30.1          20.8
35 - 44                                   18.0            22.1      23.2          8.4          13.9
45 - 54                                   13.6            17.4      18.5          3.7           9.8
55 - 64                                    8.5             9.4      10.1          1.8           7.6
65 and over                                7.3             4.2       4.5          0.4          10.3
Not reported                               0.0             -         -             -            0.0


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Source:  National Statistics Office, April 2009 Labor Force Survey

Page last updated:  June 29, 2010
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