TABLE 7 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Sex, by Region and Class
of Worker: April 2009
(In thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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Region and Class of Worker Total Male Female
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Philippines 34,997 21,441 13,555
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 51.9 52.9 50.3
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 43.7 46.3 39.7
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.2 6.7 10.6
Own account workers 34.9 37.7 30.5
Self-employed 31.1 32.8 28.3
Employer 3.9 4.9 2.2
Unpaid family worker 13.1 9.3 19.1
National Capital Region 4,043 2,296 1,747
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 74.4 76.9 71.2
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 66.1 68.4 62.9
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.4 8.4 8.3
Own account workers 23.3 22.0 25.1
Self-employed 19.7 17.5 22.5
Employer 3.6 4.5 2.5
Unpaid family worker 2.3 1.1 3.7
Cordillera Administrative Region 685 399 286
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 34.4 35.2 33.4
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 24.7 26.4 22.5
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 9.7 8.8 10.9
Own account workers 36.8 45.0 25.4
Self-employed 34.5 42.1 23.9
Employer 2.3 2.9 1.5
Unpaid family worker 28.7 19.8 41.2
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(Table 7 - Continued)
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Region and Class of Worker 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
Wage and salary workers 46.5 46.1 47.4
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 38.9 40.4 36.2
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.6 5.7 11.2
Own account workers 38.0 41.9 30.8
Self-employed 32.6 34.8 28.8
Employer 5.3 7.2 1.9
Unpaid family worker 15.5 12.0 21.9
II - Cagayan Valley 1,447 921 526
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 48.2 48.5 47.6
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 40.6 42.9 36.7
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.5 5.6 10.9
Own account workers 33.2 39.8 21.6
Self-employed 17.3 17.6 16.6
Employer 15.9 22.2 5.0
Unpaid family worker 18.7 11.7 30.8
III - Central Luzon 3,570 2,269 1,301
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 63.8 63.7 64.0
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 56.8 58.4 54.1
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.0 5.3 10.0
Own account workers 30.0 32.0 26.5
Self-employed 27.0 28.5 24.3
Employer 3.0 3.4 2.2
Unpaid family worker 6.2 4.3 9.4
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(Table 7 - Continued)
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Region and Class of Worker 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
Wage and salary workers 61.1 63.3 58.0
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 54.0 57.6 49.0
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.1 5.7 9.0
Own account workers 31.0 31.1 30.8
Self-employed 28.6 28.2 29.2
Employer 2.3 2.9 1.6
Unpaid family worker 7.9 5.6 11.2
IV-B MIMAROPA 1,193 719 475
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 39.7 41.6 36.8
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 31.2 35.0 25.4
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.5 6.6 11.4
Own account workers 43.6 45.9 40.2
Self-employed 40.2 41.2 38.7
Employer 3.5 4.7 1.6
Unpaid family worker 16.7 12.5 23.0
V - Bicol Region 2,042 1,290 753
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 42.0 42.6 41.1
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 33.1 36.3 27.7
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.9 6.2 13.4
Own account workers 40.3 43.3 35.1
Self-employed 39.0 41.7 34.4
Employer 1.2 1.5 0.7
Unpaid family worker 17.7 14.2 23.8
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(Table 7 - Continued)
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Region and Class of Worker 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
Wage and salary workers 54.3 56.8 50.3
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 45.1 50.3 37.0
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 9.2 6.6 13.3
Own account workers 33.7 34.5 32.5
Self-employed 27.6 27.0 28.6
Employer 6.1 7.6 3.9
Unpaid family worker 12.0 8.6 17.2
VII - Central Visayas 2,639 1,544 1,095
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 49.9 51.3 47.9
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 41.8 43.9 38.8
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.1 7.4 9.1
Own account workers 37.1 40.2 32.8
Self-employed 36.0 38.9 31.8
Employer 1.1 1.3 0.9
Unpaid family worker 13.0 8.6 19.3
VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,710 1,053 657
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 40.8 41.5 39.8
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 29.9 32.9 25.1
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 10.9 8.6 14.6
Own account workers 42.3 44.8 38.2
Self-employed 39.2 41.0 36.3
Employer 3.1 3.8 1.9
Unpaid family worker 16.9 13.8 22.0
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(Table 7 - Continued)
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Region and Class of Worker Total Male Female
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IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 1,380 874 506
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 37.0 37.7 35.7
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 27.4 29.3 24.2
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 9.5 8.4 11.5
Own account workers 38.6 45.4 26.8
Self-employed 34.8 40.7 24.6
Employer 3.8 4.7 2.1
Unpaid family worker 24.5 16.9 37.6
X - Northern Mindanao 1,821 1,070 751
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 44.9 49.1 38.9
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 36.0 41.4 28.4
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.8 7.7 10.4
Own account workers 34.6 37.4 30.6
Self-employed 30.3 32.5 27.2
Employer 4.3 4.9 3.4
Unpaid family worker 20.5 13.5 30.5
XI - Davao Region 1,708 1,106 602
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 52.8 55.5 47.9
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 45.9 49.8 39.0
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 6.9 5.8 8.9
Own account workers 36.1 37.9 32.7
Self-employed 30.9 31.4 29.8
Employer 5.2 6.4 2.9
Unpaid family worker 11.1 6.6 19.4
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(Table 7 - Concluded)
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Region and Class of Worker Total Male Female
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XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 1,611 1,035 576
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 46.2 47.3 44.2
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 38.1 41.1 32.7
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.0 6.1 11.5
Own account workers 37.1 40.7 30.6
Self-employed 32.4 34.9 27.9
Employer 4.7 5.8 2.7
Unpaid family worker 16.8 12.1 25.3
Caraga 996 625 371
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 41.7 43.4 38.9
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 31.4 35.3 24.8
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 10.3 8.1 14.1
Own account workers 39.6 43.8 32.7
Self-employed 36.3 39.5 30.8
Employer 3.4 4.3 1.8
Unpaid family worker 18.6 12.8 28.4
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 1,130 800 329
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 15.3 15.0 16.3
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 9.4 10.6 6.6
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 5.9 4.4 9.7
Own account workers 58.6 67.8 36.3
Self-employed 58.1 67.2 36.0
Employer 0.6 0.7 0.4
Unpaid family worker 26.0 17.2 47.4
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Source: National Statistics Office, April 2009 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: June 29, 2010
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