Out of the estimated 61.5 million population 15 years old and over in January 2011, approximately 39.2 million persons were reported to be in the labor force, that is, either employed or unemployed (Table 1 and Table 3). These figures placed the labor force participation rate (LFPR) at 63.7 percent. Last year�s LFPR was 64.5 percent. Among the regions, MIMAROPA registered the highest LFPR at 70.0 percent and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao had the lowest at 55.7 percent.

Out of the estimated 61.8 million population 15 years old and over in April 2011, 39.7 million were reported to be in the labor force, that is, either employed or unemployed (Table 1 and Table 3). These numbers translate into a labor force participation rate (LFPR) of 64.2 percent compared to last year's figure of 63.6 percent. Northern Mindanao had the highest LFPR at 70.6 percent followed by Cordillera Administrative Region with 68.8 percent and MIMAROPA came in third with 68.6 percent. The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) registered the lowest LFPR at 55.7 percent.