TABLE 1 Percent Distribution of Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status

by Sex and Age Group: April 2018

Total Population
Total Labor Not in the
Sex and Age Group 15 Years Old Employed Unemployed
Force Labor Force
and Over

Philippines

Both Sexes 71,015 43,257 40,896 2,361 27,758

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

15 - 24 28.0 18.1 16.5 45.8 43.3
25 - 34 22.4 27.1 26.9 30.2 15.1
35 - 44 17.6 22.2 22.8 11.1 10.6
45 - 54 14.2 18.0 18.6 7.5 8.4
55 - 64 10.0 10.5 10.8 4.6 9.2
65 and over 7.8 4.2 4.4 0.6 13.4
Not reported 0.0 - - - 0.0

Male 35,590 26,788 25,307 1,481 8,802

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

15 - 24 28.7 18.4 17.0 42.7 60.1
25 - 34 22.9 28.1 27.9 30.8 7.2
35 - 44 17.7 22.2 22.8 12.4 4.2
45 - 54 14.2 17.5 18.1 7.6 4.3
55 - 64 9.7 10.0 10.3 5.8 8.7
65 and over 6.7 3.8 4.0 0.7 15.5
Not reported 0.0 - - - 0.0

Female 35,425 16,469 15,589 880 18,956

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

15 - 24 27.2 17.7 15.8 51.0 35.5
25 - 34 21.9 25.4 25.2 29.3 18.8
35 - 44 17.5 22.1 22.8 9.0 13.6
45 - 54 14.2 18.8 19.4 7.4 10.3
55 - 64 10.2 11.2 11.6 2.7 9.4
65 and over 8.9 4.9 5.1 0.5 12.4
Not reported 0.0 - - - 0.0

Notes: 0.0 - less than 0.05 percent

Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, April 2018 Labor Force Survey
 TABLE 7 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Sex, by Region and Class of Worker: January 2010
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

Region and Class of Worker Total Male

Philippines 36,000 21,685

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0

Wage and salary workers 55.8 57.1
Worked for private household 5.9 1.4
Worked for private establishment 41.4 48.6
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.2 6.7
Worked with pay on own family-operated
farm or business 0.3 0.4

Self-employed without any paid employee 29.4 29.6

Employer in own family-operated farm or business 4.2 5.3

Worked without pay on own

family-operated farm or business 10.6 7.9

National Capital Region 4,398 2,420

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0

Wage and salary workers 76.9 80.2
Worked for private household 9.8 3.2
Worked for private establishment 58.8 68.7
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.9 7.9
Worked with pay on own family-operated
farm or business 0.4 0.5

Self-employed without any paid employee 17.4 14.9

Employer in own family-operated farm or business 3.1 3.4

2.7 1.4
Worked without pay on own
family-operated farm or business 2.7 1.4

Cordillera Administrative Region 701 418

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0

Wage and salary workers 42.4 42.6
Worked for private household 3.7 1.0
Worked for private establishment 28.4 32.1
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 10.3 9.3
Worked with pay on own family-operated
farm or business 0.1 0.2

Self-employed without any paid employee 31.0 35.6

Employer in own family-operated farm or business 3.6 5.3

Worked without pay on own

family-operated farm or business 23.0 16.6
TABLE 7 - continued

Region and Class of Worker Total Male

I - Ilocos Region 1,882 1,215

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0

Wage and salary workers 49.8 49.5
Worked for private household 5.3 1.2
Worked for private establishment 35.6 41.4
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.3 6.4
Worked with pay on own family-operated
farm or business 0.5 0.4

Self-employed without any paid employee 33.3 34.1

Employer in own family-operated farm or business 5.4 7.1

Worked without pay on own

family-operated farm or business 11.5 9.4

II - Cagayan Valley 1,402 891

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0

Wage and salary workers 50.0 49.2
Worked for private household 3.6 0.4
Worked for private establishment 37.9 41.9
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.4 6.6
Worked with pay on own family-operated
farm or business 0.2 0.3

Self-employed without any paid employee 20.6 20.5

Employer in own family-operated farm or business 14.7 20.5

Worked without pay on own

family-operated farm or business 14.7 9.8

III - Central Luzon 3,730 2,298

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0

Wage and salary workers 65.5 66.4
Worked for private household 5.4 1.2
Worked for private establishment 52.3 58.8
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.5 5.9
Worked with pay on own family-operated
farm or business 0.3 0.4

Self-employed without any paid employee 24.6 24.2

Employer in own family-operated farm or business 4.3 5.1

Worked without pay on own

family-operated farm or business 5.6 4.4
TABLE 7 - continued

Region and Class of Worker Total Male

IV-A CALABARZON 4,490 2,581

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0

Wage and salary workers 63.6 65.8
Worked for private household 6.6 1.7
Worked for private establishment 49.8 57.3
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 6.7 6.3
Worked with pay on own family-operated
farm or business 0.5 0.5

Self-employed without any paid employee 27.0 26.2

Employer in own family-operated farm or business 2.9 3.0

Worked without pay on own

family-operated farm or business 6.6 5.0

IV-B MIMAROPA 1,173 700

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0

Wage and salary workers 46.4 49.2
Worked for private household 4.4 0.8
Worked for private establishment 32.0 40.3
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 9.6 7.5
Worked with pay on own family-operated
farm or business 0.4 0.6

Self-employed without any paid employee 37.4 36.2

Employer in own family-operated farm or business 3.8 4.8

Worked without pay on own

family-operated farm or business 12.4 9.7

V - Bicol Region 2,073 1,275

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0

Wage and salary workers 47.2 49.6
Worked for private household 5.4 1.1
Worked for private establishment 32.7 41.8
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.7 6.2
Worked with pay on own family-operated
farm or business 0.4 0.5

Self-employed without any paid employee 37.6 36.6

Employer in own family-operated farm or business 2.2 2.7

Worked without pay on own

family-operated farm or business 13.1 11.2
TABLE 7 - continued

Region and Class of Worker Total Male

VI - Western Visayas 3,026 1,800

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0

Wage and salary workers 56.3 59.5
Worked for private household 7.3 1.6
Worked for private establishment 40.9 51.8
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.8 5.8
Worked with pay on own family-operated
farm or business 0.2 0.3

Self-employed without any paid employee 26.7 24.6

Employer in own family-operated farm or business 6.4 8.3

Worked without pay on own

family-operated farm or business 10.6 7.7

VII - Central Visayas 2,728 1,579

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0

Wage and salary workers 55.9 57.9
Worked for private household 7.0 1.8
Worked for private establishment 40.3 48.7
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.2 7.0
Worked with pay on own family-operated
farm or business 0.4 0.5

Self-employed without any paid employee 31.5 32.2

Employer in own family-operated farm or business 1.7 1.7

Worked without pay on own

family-operated farm or business 10.9 8.2

VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,650 1,015

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0

Wage and salary workers 45.0 45.1
Worked for private household 5.8 1.6
Worked for private establishment 28.4 36.0
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 10.8 7.6
Worked with pay on own family-operated
farm or business 0.0 0.0

Self-employed without any paid employee 35.5 36.4

Employer in own family-operated farm or business 5.4 7.2

Worked without pay on own

family-operated farm or business 14.1 11.4
TABLE 7 - continued

Region and Class of Worker Total Male

IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 1,397 860

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0

Wage and salary workers 44.9 47.6
Worked for private household 3.9 0.7
Worked for private establishment 30.2 37.9
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 10.3 8.2
Worked with pay on own family-operated
farm or business 0.5 0.7

Self-employed without any paid employee 33.2 34.8

Employer in own family-operated farm or business 4.8 6.0

Worked without pay on own

family-operated farm or business 17.2 11.7

X - Northern Mindanao 1,837 1,063

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0

Wage and salary workers 50.3 53.8
Worked for private household 5.3 1.4
Worked for private establishment 35.5 44.2
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 9.4 8.0
Worked with pay on own family-operated
farm or business 0.1 0.2

Self-employed without any paid employee 30.0 29.9

Employer in own family-operated farm or business 4.0 5.4

Worked without pay on own

family-operated farm or business 15.6 11.0

XI - Davao Region 1,721 1,095

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0

Wage and salary workers 56.6 59.4
Worked for private household 4.0 0.8
Worked for private establishment 44.6 52.2
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.6 5.8
Worked with pay on own family-operated
farm or business 0.5 0.5

Self-employed without any paid employee 29.5 28.3

Employer in own family-operated farm or business 4.9 5.8

Worked without pay on own

family-operated farm or business 8.9 6.5
TABLE 7 - concluded

Region and Class of Worker Total Male

XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 1,626 1,030

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0

Wage and salary workers 51.9 54.5
Worked for private household 4.2 1.0
Worked for private establishment 39.7 47.6
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 7.7 5.4
Worked with pay on own family-operated
farm or business 0.4 0.5

Self-employed without any paid employee 30.3 30.7

Employer in own family-operated farm or business 5.5 6.9

Worked without pay on own

family-operated farm or business 12.3 8.0

Caraga 958 596

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0

Wage and salary workers 46.5 47.7
Worked for private household 4.4 0.9
Worked for private establishment 31.8 38.6
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 10.2 8.0
Worked with pay on own family-operated
farm or business 0.1 0.2

Self-employed without any paid employee 35.7 38.0

Employer in own family-operated farm or business 2.5 3.1

Worked without pay on own

family-operated farm or business 15.3 11.1

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 1,207 849

Number (in thousands)

Total 100.0 100.0

Wage and salary workers 13.4 12.1
Worked for private household 0.6 0.1
Worked for private establishment 6.6 7.2
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 5.9 4.4
Worked with pay on own family-operated
farm or business 0.3 0.4

Self-employed without any paid employee 59.1 68.6

Employer in own family-operated farm or business 0.9 0.9

Worked without pay on own

family-operated farm or business 26.7 18.3

Source: National Statistics Office, January 2010 Labor Force Survey

Class of Worker: January 2010

Female

14,315

100.0
53.8
12.6
30.5

10.5

0.2

28.9

2.6

14.7

1,978

100.0
72.8
17.9
46.7

7.9

0.3

20.4

2.7
4.2

4.2

283

100.0
42.2
7.6
22.9

11.7

0.0

24.1

1.1

32.5

Continued
 Female

667

100.0
50.2
12.9
25.0

11.7

0.7

32.0

2.3

15.5

511

100.0
51.4
9.1
30.8

11.5

0.0

20.8

4.6

23.2

1,432

100.0
64.1
12.0
41.8

10.1

0.2

25.3

3.2

7.4

Continued
 Female

1,909

100.0
60.6
13.3
39.6

7.4

0.4

28.1

2.6

8.7

473

100.0
42.2
9.7
19.7

12.8

0.0

39.2

2.3

16.3

798

100.0
43.5
12.3
18.1

12.8

0.3

39.1

1.3

16.0

Continued
 Female

1,225

100.0
51.6
15.6
24.9

10.8

0.2

29.9

3.6

14.9

1,148

100.0
53.2
14.1
28.8

9.8

0.4

30.6

1.6

14.6

636

100.0
44.9
12.5
16.4

15.9

0.0

34.1

2.6

18.4

Continued
 Female

537

100.0
40.6
8.9
18.0

13.7

0.0

30.6

2.9

25.9

774

100.0
45.6
10.8
23.5

11.2

0.1

30.3

2.1

22.0

627

100.0
51.9
9.6
31.2

10.8

0.4

31.7

3.3

13.1

Continued
Female

596

100.0
47.5
9.7
25.9

11.6

0.2

29.6

3.1

19.8

361

100.0
44.5
10.2
20.6

13.7

0.0

31.8

1.5

22.2

358

100.0
16.3
1.7
5.1

9.3

0.1

36.6

0.7

46.4
 0.001

Total
Wage and Salary 55.8 57.1 53.8
Private Household 5.9 1.4 12.6
Private Establishment 41.4 48.6 30.5
Gov't/Gov't Corporation 8.2 6.7 10.5
Self Employed 29.4 29.6 28.9
Employer 4.2 5.3 2.6
With pay (Family owned busin 0.3 0.4 0.2
Without pay (Family owned bu 10.6 7.9 14.7

Total
Wage and Salary 76.9 80.2 72.8
Private Household 9.8 3.2 17.9
Private Establishment 58.8 68.7 46.7
Gov't/Gov't Corporation 7.9 7.9 7.9
Self Employed 17.4 14.9 20.4
Employer 3.1 3.4 2.7
With pay (Family owned business) 0.4 0.5 0.3
Without pay (Family owned business 2.7 1.4 4.2

Total
Wage and Salary 42.4 42.6 42.2
Private Household 3.7 1.0 7.6
Private Establishment 28.4 32.1 22.9
Gov't/Gov't Corporation 10.3 9.3 11.7
Self Employed 31.0 35.6 24.1
Employer 3.6 5.3 1.1
With pay (Family owned business) 0.1 0.2 0.0
Without pay (Family owned business 23.0 16.6 32.5
Total
Wage and Salary 49.8 49.5 50.2
Private Household 5.3 1.2 12.9
Private Establishment 35.6 41.4 25.0
Gov't/Gov't Corporation 8.3 6.4 11.7
Self Employed 33.3 34.1 32.0
Employer 5.4 7.1 2.3
With pay (Family owned business) 0.5 0.4 0.7
Without pay (Family owned business 11.5 9.4 15.5

Total
Wage and Salary 50.0 49.2 51.4
Private Household 3.6 0.4 9.1
Private Establishment 37.9 41.9 30.8
Gov't/Gov't Corporation 8.4 6.6 11.5
Self Employed 20.6 20.5 20.8
Employer 14.7 20.5 4.6
With pay (Family owned business) 0.2 0.3 0.0
Without pay (Family owned business 14.7 9.8 23.2

Total
Wage and Salary 65.5 66.4 64.1
Private Household 5.4 1.2 12.0
Private Establishment 52.3 58.8 41.8
Gov't/Gov't Corporation 7.5 5.9 10.1
Self Employed 24.6 24.2 25.3
Employer 4.3 5.1 3.2
With pay (Family owned business) 0.3 0.4 0.2
Without pay (Family owned business 5.6 4.4 7.4
Total
Wage and Salary 63.6 65.8 60.6
Private Household 6.6 1.7 13.3
Private Establishment 49.8 57.3 39.6
Gov't/Gov't Corporation 6.7 6.3 7.4
Self Employed 27.0 26.2 28.1
Employer 2.9 3.0 2.6
With pay (Family owned business) 0.5 0.5 0.4
Without pay (Family owned business 6.6 5.0 8.7

Total
Wage and Salary 46.4 49.2 42.2
Private Household 4.4 0.8 9.7
Private Establishment 32.0 40.3 19.7
Gov't/Gov't Corporation 9.6 7.5 12.8
Self Employed 37.4 36.2 39.2
Employer 3.8 4.8 2.3
With pay (Family owned business)
Without pay (Family owned business 12.4 9.7 16.3

Total
Wage and Salary 47.2 49.6 43.5
Private Household 5.4 1.1 12.3
Private Establishment 32.7 41.8 18.1
Gov't/Gov't Corporation 8.7 6.2 12.8
Self Employed 37.6 36.6 39.1
Employer 2.2 2.7 1.3
With pay (Family owned busin 0.4 0.5 0.3
Without pay (Family owned bu 13.1 11.2 16.0
Total
Wage and Salary 56.3 59.5 51.6
Private Household 7.3 1.6 15.6
Private Establishment 40.9 51.8 24.9
Gov't/Gov't Corporation 7.8 5.8 10.8
Self Employed 26.7 24.6 29.9
Employer 6.4 8.3 3.6
With pay (Family owned busin 0.2 0.3 0.2
Without pay (Family owned bu 10.6 7.7 14.9

Total
Wage and Salary 55.9 57.9 53.2
Private Household 7.0 1.8 14.1
Private Establishment 40.3 48.7 28.8
Gov't/Gov't Corporation 8.2 7.0 9.8
Self Employed 31.5 32.2 30.6
Employer 1.7 1.7 1.6
With pay (Family owned busin 0.4 0.5 0.4
Without pay (Family owned bu 10.9 8.2 14.6

Total
Wage and Salary 45.0 45.1 44.9
Private Household 5.8 1.6 12.5
Private Establishment 28.4 36.0 16.4
Gov't/Gov't Corporation 10.8 7.6 15.9
Self Employed 35.5 36.4 34.1
Employer 5.4 7.2 2.6
With pay (Family owned busin 0.0 0.0 0.0
Without pay (Family owned bu 14.1 11.4 18.4
Total
Wage and Salary 44.9 47.6 40.6
Private Household 3.9 0.7 8.9
Private Establishment 30.2 37.9 18.0
Gov't/Gov't Corporation 10.3 8.2 13.7
Self Employed 33.2 34.8 30.6
Employer 4.8 6.0 2.9
With pay (Family owned busin 0.5 0.7 0.0
Without pay (Family owned bu 17.2 11.7 25.9

Total
Wage and Salary 50.3 53.8 45.6
Private Household 5.3 1.4 10.8
Private Establishment 35.5 44.2 23.5
Gov't/Gov't Corporation 9.4 8.0 11.2
Self Employed 30.0 29.9 30.3
Employer 4.0 5.4 2.1
With pay (Family owned busin 0.1 0.2 0.1
Without pay (Family owned bu 15.6 11.0 22.0

Total
Wage and Salary 56.6 59.4 51.9
Private Household 4.0 0.8 9.6
Private Establishment 44.6 52.2 31.2
Gov't/Gov't Corporation 7.6 5.8 10.8
Self Employed 29.5 28.3 31.7
Employer 4.9 5.8 3.3
With pay (Family owned busin 0.5 0.5 0.4
Without pay (Family owned bu 8.9 6.5 13.1
Total
Wage and Salary 51.9 54.5 47.5
Private Household 4.2 1.0 9.7
Private Establishment 39.7 47.6 25.9
Gov't/Gov't Corporation 7.7 5.4 11.6
Self Employed 30.3 30.7 29.6
Employer 5.5 6.9 3.1
With pay (Family owned busin 0.4 0.5 0.2
Without pay (Family owned bu 12.3 8.0 19.8

Total
Wage and Salary 46.5 47.7 44.5
Private Household 4.4 0.9 10.2
Private Establishment 31.8 38.6 20.6
Gov't/Gov't Corporation 10.2 8.0 13.7
Self Employed 35.7 38.0 31.8
Employer 2.5 3.1 1.5
With pay (Family owned busin 0.1 0.2 0.0
Without pay (Family owned bu 15.3 11.1 22.2

Total
Wage and Salary 13.4 12.1 16.3
Private Household 0.6 0.1 1.7
Private Establishment 6.6 7.2 5.1
Gov't/Gov't Corporation 5.9 4.4 9.3
Self Employed 59.1 68.6 36.6
Employer 0.9 0.9 0.7
With pay (Family owned busin 0.3 0.4 0.1
Without pay (Family owned bu 26.7 18.3 46.4