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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(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                         7,504         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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(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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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

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