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Gender Statistics
Work

Indicators Reference Period WOMEN MEN Both Sexes
Number % Number %
Population 15 Years Old and Over
(in thousands)		 October 2004 1,502 49.4 1,540 50.6 3,042
     In the Labor Force
     Employed
     Unemployed		 October 2004 773
695
78		 37.2
36.2
48.4		 1,307
1,224
83		 62.8
63.8
51.6		 2,080
1,919
161
Labor Force Participation Rate
Employment Rate
Unemployment Rate		 October 2004   51.5
89.9
10.1		   84.9
93.6
6.4		  
Employed Persons by Level of Education (in thousands)
No Grade Completed
Elementary
     Undergraduate
     Graduate
High School
     Undergraduate
     Graduate
College
     Undergraduate
     Graduate & Higher
Not Reported		 October 2004 10

85
202

92
132

60
115
-		 38.5

28.1
34.7

34.6
35.3

35.3
57.8
-		 16

218
380

174
241

110
84
-		 61.5

71.9
65.3

65.4
64.7

64.7
42.2
-		 25

303
582

266
374

170
199
-
Employed Persons by Major Industry Group (in thousands)
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry October 2004 196 25.4 577 74.6 773
Fishing October 2004 5 3.8 126 96.9 130
Mining and Quarrying October 2004 * - 10 100.0 10
Manufacturing October 2004 67 51.1 64 48.9 131
Electricity, Gas and Water October 2004 2 28.6 5 71.4 7
Construction October 2004 * - 80 98.8 81
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods October 2004 201 62.0 123 38.0 324
Hotels and Restaurants October 2004 22 61.1 14 38.9 36
Transportation, Storage and Communication October 2004 2 1.9 105 98.1 107
Financial Intermediation October 2004 6 54.5 6 54.5 11
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities October 2004 2 15.4 11 84.6 13
Public Administration and Defense, Compulsory Social Security October 2004 39 41.9 54 58.1 93
Education October 2004 47 71.2 19 28.8 66
Health and Social Work October 2004 10 83.3 2 16.7 12
Other Community, Social and Personal Service Activities October 2004 29 54.7 24 45.3 53
Private Households With Employed Persons October 2004 66 93.0 6 8.5 71
Extra-Territorial Organization and Bodies October 2004 - - - - -
Employed Persons by Major Occupation Group (in thousands)
Officials of Government and Special Interest Organizations, Corporate Executives, Managers, Managing Proprietors and Supervisors October 2004 119 62.6 71 37.4 190
Professionals October 2004 51 76.1 16 23.9 67
Technicians and Associate Professionals October 2004 30 62.5 18 37.5 48
Clerks October 2004 33 62.3 20 37.7 53
Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers October 2004 76 53.1 68 47.6 143
Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen October 2004 74 15.4 405 84.4 480
Trades and Related Workers October 2004 56 34.1 107 65.2 164
Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers October 2004 * - 78 100.0 78
Laborers and Unskilled Workers October 2004 256 37.1 435 63.0 690
Special Occupations October 2004 * - 6 100.0 6
Union Membership Nov. 2003 3,298 20.91 12,472 79.09 15,770
Independent Unions
     Rank and File
     Supervisory		 Nov. 2003 2,950
2,861
89		 20.67
20.55
25.36		 11,325
11,063
262		 79.33
79.45
74.64		 14,275
13,924
351
Affiliated Unions
     Rank and File
     Supervisory		 Nov. 2003 129
129
-		 17.39
18.25
-		 613
578
35		 82.61
81.75
100.00		 742
707
35
Local Chapters
     Rank and File
     Supervisory		 Nov. 2003 219
218
1		 29.08
29.26
12.50		 534
527
7		 70.92
70.74
87.50		 753
745
8
Overseas Filipino Workers
(in thousands)		 2002 17 51.52 16 48.48 33
Working Children 5 - 17 Years Old
(in thousands)		 October 2001 105 30.52 237 68.90 344

Notes: Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.
* Less than 1 thousand.

Definition of Terms

Labor Force or Economically Active Population - population 15 years old and over who are either employed or unemployed.

Labor Force Participation Rate - the ratio of the number of persons in the labor force to total population 15 years old and over.

Employment Rate - the proportion of total employed to total labor force.

Unemployment Rate - the proportion of total unemployed to total labor force.

Visible Underemployment Rate - the ratio of the number of persons who worked less than 40 hours a week and wanting more hours of work to total number of employed persons.

Sources of data: National Statistics Office (NSO) and
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

 
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