TABLE 3.

2 - Employed Persons and Employment Rate by Region,

Philippines: 2006 - 2009
(Based on Past Week Reference Period; In Thousands Except Rates)

REGION 2006 2007 2008 2009

PHILIPPINES
Employed 32,636 33,560 34,089 35,061
Employment Rate 92.0 92.7 92.6 92.5

National Capital Region

Employed 3,933 4,070 4,077 4,163
Employment Rate 85.6 87.8 87.0 87.2

Cordillera Administrative Region

Employed 631 662 667 679
Employment Rate 94.7 95.9 95.4 95.5

Region I - Ilocos Region

Employed 1,716 1,750 1,795 1,872
Employment Rate 91.3 91.6 91.9 91.8

Region II - Cagayan Valley

Employed 1,318 1,354 1,350 1,404
Employment Rate 96.8 96.9 96.6 97.2

Region III - Central Luzon

Employed 3,298 3,410 3,485 3,592
Employment Rate 89.4 90.0 90.8 90.8

Region IV
IV-A
A - CALABARZON
Employed 4,031 4,154 4,159 4,303
Employment Rate 90.0 90.8 90.0 89.6

Region IV-B - MIMAROPA

Employed 1,062 1,096 1,133 1,188
Employment Rate 95.2 96.0 95.9 95.6

Region V - Bicol Region

Employed 1,922 1,960 1,998 2,029
Employment Rate 94.4 94.7 94.4 94.2
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Notes: 1. Data are averages of the four (4) survey rounds of the Labor Force Survey based on rounded figures; hence, details may not
add up to totals.
2. Employment rates from 2006 onwards are not comparable with prior years due to the adoption of the new unemployment
definition which affected the labor force, per NSCB Resolution No. 15 dated October 20, 2004.
3. For more information about the changes on the survey that may have affected the estimates, please refer to the Explanatory
Notes on the Labor Force Survey (LFS) at the last part of this book.
 TABLE 3.2 - Employed Persons and Employment Rate by Region,
Philippines: 2006 - 2009 (Continued)
(Based on Past Week Reference Period; In Thousands Except Rates)

REGION 2006 2007 2008 2009

Region VI - Western Visayas

Employed 2,730 2,780 2,799 2,883
Employment Rate 93.6 93.4 93.0 93.0

Region VII - Central Visayas

Employed 2,485 2,577 2,624 2,674
Employment Rate 92.5 93.5 93.0 92.5

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas

Employed 1,566 1,592 1,610 1,663
Employment Rate 95.2 95.2 95.5 94.6

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula

Employed 1,227 1,269 1,314 1,359
Employment Rate 96.5 96.4 96.5 96.5

Region X - Northern Mindanao

Employed 1,709 1,731 1,789 1,831
Employment Rate 94.4 94.0 95.3 95.1

Region XI - Davao Region

Employed 1,619 1,647 1,695 1,706
Employment Rate 92.9 94.0 94.2 94.2

R i
Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN
Employed 1,442 1,498 1,535 1,606
Employment Rate 94.5 95.3 95.5 95.8

Caraga
Employed 913 920 951 977
Employment Rate 94.5 93.5 94.4 94.2

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

Employed 1,035 1,092 1,107 1,135
Employment Rate 95.8 96.3 97.3 97.7

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Notes: 1. Data are averages of the four (4) survey rounds of the Labor Force Survey based on rounded figures; hence, details may not
add up to totals.
2. Employment rates from 2006 onwards are not comparable with prior years due to the adoption of the new unemployment
definition which affected the labor force, per NSCB Resolution No. 15 dated October 20, 2004.
3. For more information about the changes on the survey that may have affected the estimates, please refer to the Explanatory
Notes on the Labor Force Survey (LFS) at the last part of this book.
Source of basic data: National Statistics Office, Labor Force Survey.