TABLE 5  Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Sex, by Region and Major Occupation Group:
         April 2009
        (In thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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Region and Major Occupation Group                                       |     Total |      Male |    Female
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Philippines                                                                  34,997      21,441      13,555	
Number (in thousands)

Total                                                                         100.0       100.0       100.0	  
Officials of government and special interest organizations,
corporate executives, managers, managing
proprietors, and supervisors                                                   13.3        10.4        18.0
Professionals                                                                   4.5         2.3         8.0
Technicians and associate professionals                                         2.6         2.1         3.4
Clerks                                                                          5.4         3.3         8.7
Service workers and shop and market sales workers                              10.3         8.3        13.5
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen                                       17.0        23.8         6.1
Trades and related workers                                                      7.7         9.8         4.4
Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                      6.2         9.3         1.2
Laborers and unskilled workers                                                 32.5        30.0        36.6
Special occupations                                                             0.4         0.6         0.1

National Capital Region                                                       4,043       2,296       1,747
Number (in thousands)

Total                                                                         100.0       100.0       100.0	  
Officials of government and special interest organizations,
 corporate executives, managers, managing
 proprietors, and supervisors                                                  17.4        15.5        20.0
 Professionals                                                                  7.1         5.2         9.6
 Technicians and associate professionals                                        4.8         4.4         5.3
 Clerks                                                                        12.1         7.9        17.6
 Service workers and shop and market sales workers                             14.7        15.3        13.9
 Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen                                       0.7         1.1         0.1
 Trades and related workers                                                    10.2        14.7         4.2
 Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                     9.7        15.8         1.6
 Laborers and unskilled workers                                                22.7        19.3        27.2
Special occupations                                                             0.7         0.8         0.4

Cordillera Administrative Region                                                685         399         286
Number (in thousands)

Total                                                                         100.0       100.0       100.0		
Officials of government and special interest organizations,
 corporate executives, managers, managing
 proprietors, and supervisors                                                   9.1         7.0        12.2
 Professionals                                                                  5.9         3.1         9.7
 Technicians and associate professionals                                        2.3         1.6         3.3
 Clerks                                                                         3.1         1.9         4.7
 Service workers and shop and market sales workers                              6.8         5.9         8.1
 Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen                                      24.2        34.6         9.7
 Trades and related workers                                                     5.7         8.0         2.4
 Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                     4.1         6.6         0.7
 Laborers and unskilled workers                                                38.3        30.4        49.3
Special occupations                                                             0.6         1.0           -

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Region and Major Occupation Group                                       |     Total |      Male |    Female
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 I - Ilocos Region                                                            1,858       1,198         660
 Number (in thousands)

 Total                                                                        100.0       100.0       100.0	
 Officials of government and special interest organizations,
 corporate executives, managers, managing
 proprietors, and supervisors                                                  13.7        13.2        14.6
 Professionals                                                                  4.9         2.5         9.1
 Technicians and associate professionals                                        1.9         1.5         2.6
 Clerks                                                                         3.3         2.0         5.6
Service workers and shop and market sales workers                              11.0         8.0        16.5
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen                                       18.2        26.0         4.1
Trades and related workers                                                      8.0        10.6         3.4
 Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                     3.9         5.9         0.1
Laborers and unskilled workers                                                 34.6        29.7        43.6
Special occupations                                                             0.4         0.6         0.2

II - Cagayan Valley                                                           1,447         921         526
Number (in thousands)

Total                                                                         100.0       100.0       100.0	   
Officials of government and special interest organizations,
 corporate executives, managers, managing
 proprietors, and supervisors                                                     9.          6.       13.1
 Professionals                                                                    3.          1.        6.8
 Technicians and associate professionals                                          1.          1.        1.7
 Clerks                                                                           2.          1.        4.5
 Service workers and shop and market sales workers                                6.          4.       10.6
 Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen                                        22.         31.        5.2
 Trades and related workers                                                       3.          5.        0.5
 Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                       4.          6.        0.1
 Laborers and unskilled workers                                                  47.         41.       57.6
Special occupations                                                               0.          0.         -

III - Central Luzon                                                           3,570       2,269       1,301
Number (in thousands)

Total                                                                         100.0       100.0       100.0	
Officials of government and special interest organizations,
 corporate executives, managers, managing
 proprietors, and supervisors                                                  16.9        15.3        19.7
 Professionals                                                                  4.8         2.1         9.5
 Technicians and associate professionals                                        2.2         1.9         2.9
 Clerks                                                                         6.2         3.8        10.4
 Service workers and shop and market sales workers                             13.5        10.0        19.7
 Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen                                       8.6        12.5         1.6
 Trades and related workers                                                    12.1        14.9         7.2
 Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                     8.0        11.8         1.4
 Laborers and unskilled workers                                                27.0        26.9        27.3
Special occupations                                                             0.5         0.7         0.1

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Region and Major Occupation Group                                       |     Total |      Male |    Female
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 IV-A  CALABARZON                                                             4,253       2,476       1,777
 Number (in thousands)

 Total                                                                        100.0       100.0       100.0	 
 Officials of government and special interest organizations,
 corporate executives, managers, managing
 proprietors, and supervisors                                                  16.4        13.2        20.8
 Professionals                                                                  5.5         2.8         9.2
Technicians and associate professionals                                         3.6         3.0         4.5
 Clerks                                                                         7.2         4.9        10.3
Service workers and shop and market sales workers                              11.3         9.9        13.2
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen                                       11.4        16.3         4.6
Trades and related workers                                                     10.8        13.2         7.6
 Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                     9.4        12.9         4.4
Laborers and unskilled workers                                                 23.9        23.0        25.2
Special occupations                                                             0.5         0.8         0.1

IV-B  MIMAROPA                                                                1,193         719         475
Number (in thousands)

Total                                                                         100.0       100.0       100.0		
Officials of government and special interest organizations,
 corporate executives, managers, managing
 proprietors, and supervisors                                                  10.3         5.9        17.1
 Professionals                                                                  3.4         1.7         6.0
 Technicians and associate professionals                                        2.1         1.9         2.2
 Clerks                                                                         2.6         1.5         4.3
 Service workers and shop and market sales workers                              7.2         5.2        10.2
 Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen                                      27.9        37.3        13.6
 Trades and related workers                                                     5.4         5.9         4.7
 Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                     4.1         6.6         0.3
 Laborers and unskilled workers                                                36.9        33.8        41.5
Special occupations                                                             0.1         0.2         -

V - Bicol Region                                                              2,042       1,290         753
Number (in thousands)

Total                                                                         100.0       100.0       100.0	 
Officials of government and special interest organizations,
 corporate executives, managers, managing
 proprietors, and supervisors                                                  10.9         7.6        16.5
 Professionals                                                                  4.1         2.0         7.7
 Technicians and associate professionals                                        2.5         2.1         3.1
 Clerks                                                                         3.3         1.9         5.7
 Service workers and shop and market sales workers                              9.6         6.4        15.1
 Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen                                      22.0        30.8         7.0
 Trades and related workers                                                     6.9         7.5         5.9
 Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                     3.7         5.7         0.2
 Laborers and unskilled workers                                                36.8        35.8        38.7
Special occupations                                                             0.2         0.3           *

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Region and Major Occupation Group                                       |     Total |      Male |    Female
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 VI - Western Visayas                                                         2,911       1,767       1,144
 Number (in thousands)

 Total                                                                        100.0       100.0       100.0	 
 Officials of government and special interest organizations,
 corporate executives, managers, managing
 proprietors, and supervisors                                                  14.1        10.0        20.4
 Professionals                                                                  4.6         2.0         8.8
Technicians and associate professionals                                         1.9         1.7         2.2
 Clerks                                                                         4.7         2.5         8.1
Service workers and shop and market sales workers                              10.5         7.7        14.7
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen                                       16.1        22.1         6.7
Trades and related workers                                                      6.8         8.4         4.2
 Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                     4.7         7.6         0.1
Laborers and unskilled workers                                                 36.5        37.6        34.8
Special occupations                                                             0.2         0.4           -

VII - Central Visayas                                                         2,639       1,544       1,095
Number (in thousands)

Total                                                                         100.0       100.0       100.0	  
Officials of government and special interest organizations,
 corporate executives, managers, managing
 proprietors, and supervisors                                                  11.9         8.8        16.3
 Professionals                                                                  4.1         2.6         6.3
 Technicians and associate professionals                                        2.3         1.7         3.2
 Clerks                                                                         6.3         4.2         9.3
 Service workers and shop and market sales workers                              8.3         7.5         9.5
 Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen                                      20.7        28.5         9.6
 Trades and related workers                                                     8.5        11.5         4.2
 Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                     6.3         9.6         1.7
 Laborers and unskilled workers                                                31.4        25.3        39.9
Special occupations                                                            0.2         0.3           -

VIII - Eastern Visayas                                                        1,710       1,053         657
Number (in thousands)

Total                                                                         100.0       100.0       100.0	  
Officials of government and special interest organizations,
 corporate executives, managers, managing
 proprietors, and supervisors                                                  11.9         7.7        18.7
 Professionals                                                                  3.7         1.5         7.1
 Technicians and associate professionals                                        1.9         1.5         2.6
 Clerks                                                                         3.3         1.8         5.7
 Service workers and shop and market sales workers                              9.6         7.0        13.7
 Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen                                      23.9        32.6         9.9
 Trades and related workers                                                     5.8         6.4         4.8
 Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                     3.3         5.4           -
 Laborers and unskilled workers                                                36.3        35.7        37.3
Special occupations                                                             0.3         0.5         0.1

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Region and Major Occupation Group                                       |     Total |      Male |    Female
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 IX - Zamboanga Peninsula                                                     1,380         874         506
 Number (in thousands)

 Total                                                                        100.0       100.0       100.0	  
 Officials of government and special interest organizations,
 corporate executives, managers, managing
 proprietors, and supervisors                                                  10.3         7.3        15.6
 Professionals                                                                  3.3         1.5         6.4
Technicians and associate professionals                                         1.1         1.0         1.3
 Clerks                                                                         3.9         2.5         6.3
Service workers and shop and market sales workers                               8.6         6.6        12.1
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen                                       24.1        34.2         6.7
Trades and related workers                                                      4.5         6.0         1.9
 Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                     4.0         6.2         0.1
Laborers and unskilled workers                                                 39.4        33.5        49.6
Special occupations                                                             0.7         1.2           -

X - Northern Mindanao                                                         1,821       1,070         751
Number (in thousands)

Total                                                                         100.0       100.0       100.0	  
Officials of government and special interest organizations,
 corporate executives, managers, managing
 proprietors, and supervisors                                                  11.4         8.0        16.4
 Professionals                                                                  3.8         1.3         7.3
 Technicians and associate professionals                                        2.4         1.9         3.0
 Clerks                                                                         3.2         2.4         4.4
 Service workers and shop and market sales workers                             10.2         8.1        13.4
 Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen                                      19.2        26.0         9.4
 Trades and related workers                                                     5.0         7.5         1.4
 Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                     4.9         8.3           *
 Laborers and unskilled workers                                                39.2        35.4        44.6
Special occupations                                                             0.7         1.2         0.1

XI - Davao Region                                                             1,708       1,106         602
Number (in thousands)

Total                                                                         100.        100.        100.0	 
Officials of government and special interest organizations,
 corporate executives, managers, managing
 proprietors, and supervisors                                                  11.6         8.5        17.3
 Professionals                                                                  3.1         1.7         5.6
 Technicians and associate professionals                                        3.2         2.1         5.1
 Clerks                                                                         4.5         3.0         7.2
 Service workers and shop and market sales workers                             10.3         7.6        15.4
 Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen                                      18.7        24.7         7.7
 Trades and related workers                                                     7.4         9.9         3.0
 Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                     5.2         8.1           *
 Laborers and unskilled workers                                                35.8        34.3        38.4
Special occupations                                                            0.2         0.2            *

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Region and Major Occupation Group                                       |     Total |      Male |    Female
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 XII - SOCCSKSARGEN                                                           1,611       1,035         576
 Number (in thousands)

 Total                                                                        100.0       100.0       100.0	 
 Officials of government and special interest organizations,
 corporate executives, managers, managing
 proprietors, and supervisors                                                  12.0         8.8        17.7
 Professionals                                                                  3.4         1.5         6.8
Technicians and associate professionals                                         2.0         1.2         3.4
 Clerks                                                                         3.4         1.9         6.0
Service workers and shop and market sales workers                               8.1         6.4        11.3
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen                                       23.3        31.4         8.6
Trades and related workers                                                      4.0         5.4         1.6
 Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                     4.8         7.4         0.2
Laborers and unskilled workers                                                 38.3        35.2        44.0
Special occupations                                                             0.7         0.8         0.4

Caraga                                                                          996         625         371
Number (in thousands)

Total                                                                         100.0       100.0       100.0	   
Officials of government and special interest organizations,
 corporate executives, managers, managing
 proprietors, and supervisors                                                  10.6         6.3        17.8
 Professionals                                                                  3.2         1.5         6.1
 Technicians and associate professionals                                        2.7         1.7         4.4
 Clerks                                                                         3.9         1.9         7.3
 Service workers and shop and market sales workers                              9.1         6.8        13.0
 Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen                                      21.3        29.2         8.0
 Trades and related workers                                                     6.9         9.1         3.3
 Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                     7.4        11.2         0.8
 Laborers and unskilled workers                                                34.8        32.1        39.3
Special occupations                                                             0.1         0.1           -

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao                                          1,130         800         329
Number (in thousands)

Total                                                                         100.0       100.0       100.0	
Officials of government and special interest organizations,
 corporate executives, managers, managing
 proprietors, and supervisors                                                   8.0         5.0        15.3
 Professionals                                                                  2.4         0.8         6.5
 Technicians and associate professionals                                        1.1         0.8         1.9
 Clerks                                                                         2.3         1.1         5.2
 Service workers and shop and market sales workers                              3.1         2.6         4.5
 Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen                                      44.8        57.8        13.6
 Trades and related workers                                                     1.7         1.5         2.1
 Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                     4.4         6.2           -
 Laborers and unskilled workers                                                32.1        24.4        51.0
Special occupations                                                              *                        -

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Source:  National Statistics Office, April 2009 Labor Force Survey

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