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Labor Force Participation Rate, Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment Rates by Region   2004M1 2005M1 2005M7 2005M10 2006M1 2007M1 2007M4 AREA ... ... ... ... ... ... ... PHILIPPINES ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........LFPR 67.3000 66.1000 64.6000 64.8000 63.8000 ... 64.5000 ........Employment Rate 89.0000 88.7000 92.3000 92.6000 91.9000 ... 92.6000 ........Unemployment Rate 11.0000 11.3000 7.7000 7.4000 8.1000 ... 7.4000 ........Underemployment ... ... 20.5000 21.2000 21.3000 ... 18.9000 ....NCR- National Capital Region ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........LFPR 66.3000 64.5000 61.9000 62.5000 62.3000 ... 61.5000 ........Employment Rate 83.2000 82.6000 85.8000 86.3000 85.0000 87.3000 87.5000 ........Unemployment Rate 16.8000 17.4000 14.2000 13.7000 15.0000 12.7000 12.5000 ........Underemployment ... ... 14.7000 13.2000 16.5000 ... 11.9000 ....CAR- Cordillera Administrative Region ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........LFPR 69.2000 67.2000 66.6000 65.6000 65.5000 ... 68.6000 ........Employment Rate 93.0000 90.7000 95.3000 94.4000 94.6000 95.2000 96.2000 ........Unemployment Rate 7.0000 9.3000 4.7000 5.6000 5.4000 4.8000 3.7000 ........Uderemployment ... ... 16.4000 22.5000 18.0000 ... 14.1000 ....Region I- Ilocos ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........LFPR 64.7000 63.1000 61.3000 61.1000 60.5000 ... 60.7000 ........Employment Rate 88.1000 86.5000 91.9000 93.2000 90.9000 90.3000 90.7000 ........Unemployment Rate 11.9000 13.5000 8.1000 6.8000 9.1000 9.7000 9.3000 ........Underemployment Rate ... ... 16.8000 15.7000 16.7000 ... 15.6000 ....Region II- Cagayan Valley ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........LFPR 70.0000 67.5000 67.0000 69.9000 67.1000 ... 68.2000 ........Employment Rate 94.2000 93.1000 96.6000 97.4000 96.8000 96.9000 97.0000 ........Unemployment Rate 5.8000 6.9000 3.4000 2.6000 3.2000 3.1000 3.0000 ........Underemployment Rate ... ... 23.5000 19.9000 23.5000 ... 16.5000 ....Region III- Central Luzon ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........LFPR 64.3000 63.0000 61.5000 61.1000 60.2000 ... 61.0000 ........Employment Rate 87.4000 87.6000 90.9000 90.9000 90.3000 90.3000 89.8000 ........Unemployment Rate 12.6000 12.4000 9.1000 9.1000 9.7000 9.7000 10.2000 ........Underemployment Rate ... ... 9.9000 12.3000 10.5000 ... 8.3000 ....Region IV- A-( CALABARZON) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........LFPR 66.7000 65.5000 64.6000 64.6000 63.7000 ... 62.8000 ........Employment Rate 86.3000 86.1000 89.9000 89.7000 89.8000 89.6000 90.7000 ........Unemployment Rate 13.7000 13.9000 10.1000 10.3000 10.2000 10.4000 9.3000 ........Underemployment Rate ... ... 17.6000 16.6000 16.9000 ... 14.8000 ....Region IV-B-(MIMAROPA) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........LFPR 68.9000 70.5000 69.5000 70.6000 68.9000 ... 70.1000 ........Employment Rate 90.9000 91.5000 9.9000 96.3000 94.3000 96.1000 95.8000 ........Unemplyment Rate 9.1000 8.5000 5.1000 3.7000 5.7000 3.9000 4.2000 ........Underemployment Rate ... ... 21.9000 19.7000 20.6000 ... 22.0000 ....Region V- Bicol ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........LFPR 70.9000 67.8000 67.4000 66.6000 63.8000 ... 66.2000 ........Employment Rate 91.3000 91.1000 94.4000 95.2000 94.6000 93.9000 94.7000 ........Unemployment Rate 8.7000 8.9000 5.6000 4.8000 5.4000 6.1000 5.3000 ........Underemployment Rate ... ... 34.4000 34.9000 34.5000 ... 36.5000 ....Region VI- Western Visayas ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........LFPR 69.0000 68.0000 65.6000 65.2000 64.2000 ... 64.2000 ........Employment Rate 92.2000 91.0000 93.0000 94.3000 93.6000 94.4000 92.1000 ........Unemployment Rate 7.8000 9.0000 7.0000 5.7000 6.4000 5.6000 7.9000 ........Underemployment ... ... 22.6000 24.3000 22.7000 ... 25.5000 ....Region VII- Central Visayas ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........LFPR 65.7000 65.8000 63.1000 65.5000 63.5000 ... 64.7000 ........Employment Rate 87.6000 87.7000 92.5000 92.2000 92.2000 92.5000 94.3000 ........Unemployment Rate 12.4000 12.3000 7.5000 7.8000 7.8000 7.5000 5.7000 ........Underemploymet Rate ... ... 17.2000 19.8000 20.3000 ... 16.0000 ....Region VIII- Eastern Visayas ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........LFPR 71.7000 7.5000 66.9000 65.8000 65.4000 ... 66.8000 ........Employment Rate 92.4000 90.8000 95.6000 95.4000 95.6000 93.9000 94.7000 ........Unemployment Rate 7.6000 9.2000 4.4000 4.5000 4.4000 6.1000 5.4000 ........Underemployment Rate ... ... 30.0000 29.9000 29.5000 ... 26.5000 ....Region IX- Zamboanga Peninsula ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........LFPR 65.8000 62.4000 64.1000 64.7000 62.8000 ... 67.2000 ........Employment Rate 92.4000 94.2000 96.8000 96.8000 96.3000 96.3000 96.9000 ........Unemployment Rate 7.6000 5.8000 3.2000 3.2000 3.7000 3.7000 3.1000 ........Underemployment Rate ... ... 21.8000 22.2000 25.0000 ... 22.7000 ....Region X- Northern Mindanao ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........LFPR 74.9000 75.7000 72.8000 72.5000 72.2000 ... 74.2000 ........Employment Rate 92.6000 92.6000 94.8000 94.6000 94.9000 93.5000 94.4000 ........Unemployment Rate 7.4000 7.4000 5.2000 5.4000 5.1000 6.5000 5.5000 ........Underemployment Rate ... ... 33.5000 34.4000 36.5000 ... 27.3000 ....Region XI-Davao ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........LFPR 68.9000 66.5000 66.0000 66.5000 66.2000 ... 65.6000 ........Employment Rate 89.3000 91.4000 93.3000 94.1000 92.6000 92.5000 94.9000 ........Unemployment Rate 10.7000 8.6000 6.7000 5.9000 7.4000 7.5000 5.1000 ........Underemployment Rate ... ... 20.9000 25.8000 21.5000 ... 18.6000 ....Region XII- SOCCSKSARGEN ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........LFPR 67.6000 66.9000 67.1000 66.9000 65.5000 ... 67.4000 ........Employment Rate 90.6000 89.8000 94.2000 94.7000 94.1000 95.3000 94.8000 ........Unemployment Rate 9.4000 10.2000 5.8000 5.4000 5.9000 4.7000 5.2000 ........Underemployment Rate ... ... 27.1000 30.4000 29.7000 ... 25.6000 ....Region XIII-Caraga ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........LFPR 67.7000 66.9000 66.5000 67.6000 66.3000 ... 68.3000 ........Employment Rate 90.1000 89.8000 95.5000 95.7000 93.9000 92.4000 84.1000 ........Unemployment Rate 9.9000 10.2000 4.5000 4.3000 6.1000 7.6000 5.9000 ........Underemployment Rate ... ... 24.3000 23.6000 23.8000 ... 25.5000 ....ARMM ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........LFPR 57.3000 56.7000 55.2000 55.5000 55.9000 ... 60.8000 ........Employment Rate 94.0000 92.8000 97.6000 96.7000 96.7000 96.2000 96.2000 ........Unemployment Rate 6.0000 7.2000 2.4000 3.3000 3.3000 3.8000 3.8000 ........Underemployment Rate ... ... 11.5000 17.5000 11.8000 ... 16.6000 Unit: In Percent Last Update: Aug 21, 2007 Source: Income and Employment Statistic, NSO