Table 1. Labor Force Participation Rates (LFPR), Employment,Unemployment and Underemployment Rates,
by Region: April 2005 to April 2006
(In Percent)
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| Total | Labor | | |
| Population | Force | | |
| 15 Years | Partici- | | | Under-
| Old and | pation | Employment |Unemployment | employment
Region | Over | Rate | Rate | Rate | Rate
| ('000) | | | |
|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
| 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005
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Philippines 55,393 54,195 64.9 64.8 91.8 91.7 8.2 8.3 25.4 26.1
National Capital Region 7,713 7,651 62.3 62.1 86.0 85.6 14.0 14.4 18.7 21.0
Cordillera Administrative
Region 1,031 1,011 70.9 65.3 95.0 94.7 5.0 5.3 23.0 25.3
I - Ilocos 3,001 2,984 61.3 60.1 91.8 90.4 8.2 9.6 28.4 23.6
II - Cagayan Valley 2,051 2,017 67.5 67.2 96.8 96.1 3.2 3.9 23.0 19.4
III - Central Luzon 5,825 5,701 60.2 62.4 88.7 88.6 11.3 11.4 19.1 16.3
IV-A - Calabarzon 6,803 6,639 63.2 63.3 89.7 88.9 10.3 11.1 21.5 22.3
IV-B - Mimaropa 1,551 1,499 70.4 71.0 94.3 94.3 5.7 5.7 30.5 35.5
V - Bicol 3,149 3,113 67.0 68.8 94.0 95.7 6.0 4.3 38.6 42.8
VI - Western Visayas 4,583 4,476 65.3 65.1 92.9 94.4 7.1 5.6 28.1 28.3
VII - Central Visayas 4,107 3,947 64.4 63.6 93.0 91.6 7.0 8.4 21.0 25.3
VIII - Eastern Visayas 2,574 2,517 69.5 70.6 95.6 96.3 4.4 3.7 31.5 31.5
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 1/ 2,059 1,984 65.4 63.7 95.8 94.9 4.2 5.1 31.4 26.0
X - Northern Mindanao 2,601 2,515 72.6 72.4 93.9 93.8 6.1 6.2 33.5 33.4
XI - Davao 2,711 2,622 68.5 66.8 91.9 92.8 8.1 7.2 30.0 31.0
XII - Soccsksargen 2,400 2,328 66.7 66.8 94.1 93.9 5.9 6.1 27.3 32.8
XIII - Caraga 1,564 1,520 67.2 68.4 94.5 93.8 5.5 6.2 26.3 35.2
Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao 2/ 1,669 1,670 61.1 58.1 95.5 96.2 4.5 3.8 16.2 8.9
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Source: Income and Employment Statistics Division, Labor Force Survey
Household Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes:
1/ - Starting July 2003, Isabela City (Basilan) is part of Region IX.
2/ - Starting July 2003, Basilan province, which was formerly part of Region IX, is now under ARMM by EO 36.
Estimates for April 2006 are preliminary results and are subject to change.
Page last updated: June 15, 2006
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