TABLE 2 Number and Percentage Distribution of Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status,
by Region and Sex: April 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 59,074 37,824 34,997 2,827 21,250
Philippines
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 49.7 61.3 61.3 61.5 29.0
Female 50.3 38.7 38.7 38.5 71.0
National Capital Region 7,678 4,671 4,043 628 3,007
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 47.7 57.2 56.8 59.8 32.9
Female 52.3 42.8 43.2 40.2 67.1
Cordillera Administrative Region 1,060 715 685 30 346
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.6 58.3 58.2 60.0 34.4
Female 49.4 41.7 41.8 40.0 65.6
I - Ilocos Region 3,324 2,027 1,858 169 1,297
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.6 64.9 64.5 69.0 28.3
Female 49.4 35.1 35.5 31.0 71.7
II - Cagayan Valley 2,157 1,489 1,447 42 668
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 51.4 63.5 63.6 57.8 24.5
Female 48.6 36.5 36.4 42.2 75.5
III - Central Luzon 6,523 3,903 3,570 333 2,620
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 49.1 63.8 63.6 66.8 27.2
Female 50.9 36.2 36.4 33.2 72.8
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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 7,504 4,719 4,253 466 2,785
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 47.9 58.4 58.2 59.7 30.2
Female 52.1 41.6 41.8 40.3 69.8
IVB - MIMAROPA 1,763 1,249 1,193 56 514
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.6 60.1 60.2 56.8 27.6
Female 49.4 39.9 39.8 43.2 72.4
V - Bicol Region 3,340 2,185 2,042 143 1,155
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.6 63.1 63.2 63.1 26.8
Female 49.4 36.9 36.8 36.9 73.2
VI - Western Visayas 4,867 3,162 2,911 251 1,705
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.6 60.8 60.7 62.4 31.6
Female 49.4 39.2 39.3 37.6 68.4
VII - Central Visayas 4,484 2,846 2,639 207 1,638
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 49.4 58.8 58.5 63.1 33.0
Female 50.6 41.2 41.5 36.9 67.0
VIII - Eastern Visayas 2,659 1,800 1,710 90 860
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.5 61.5 61.6 60.5 27.5
Female 49.5 38.5 38.4 39.5 72.5
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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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IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 2,124 1,435 1,380 55 689
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 51.1 63.3 63.3 61.6 25.7
Female 48.9 36.7 36.7 38.4 74.3
X - Northern Mindanao 2,715 1,921 1,821 100 794
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 50.2 58.6 58.8 56.0 29.8
Female 49.8 41.4 41.2 44.0 70.2
XI - Davao Region 2,771 1,821 1,708 113 950
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 51.2 64.4 64.7 59.3 26.0
Female 48.8 35.6 35.3 40.7 74.0
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 2,508 1,685 1,611 74 823
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 51.6 64.0 64.2 59.5 26.1
Female 48.4 36.0 35.8 40.5 73.9
Caraga 1,562 1,050 996 54 512
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 51.3 62.8 62.8 62.9 27.7
Female 48.7 37.2 37.2 37.1 72.3
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 2,034 1,147 1,130 18 887
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 48.9 70.3 70.8 37.8 21.2
Female 51.1 29.7 29.2 62.2 78.8
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Source: National Statistics Office, April 2009 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: June 29, 2010
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