In Zamboanga Peninsula, the number of employed persons in April  2008 was registered at 1.28 million. This placed the employment rate at 96.6 percent, a little bit lower compared to the last year's rate of 96.9 percent.

Zamboanga Peninsula placed second among the regions that has high employment rate.

The number of persons in the labor force in April 2008 was estimated at 1.32 million out of the estimated 2 million population 15 years and over. The figure translates into a labor force participation rate of 65 percent, lower compared to the last year's figure of 67.1 percent.