Annex 9B
LABOR FORCE POPULATION BY SEX BY PROVINCE/CITY IN REGION IX
JANUARY: 2000-2001
(In Thousand and In Percent)
PROVINCE/CITY	JANUARY 2001			JANUARY 2000			% CHANGE
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Region IX	1,184	784	396	1,201	817	383	(1.4)	(4.0)	3.4
Basilan	111	82	27	105	81	24	5.7	1.2	12.5
Zamboanga del Norte	358	215	142	360	236	124	(0.6)	(8.9)	14.5
Zamboanga del Sur	526	355	170	557	376	182	(5.6)	(5.6)	(6.6)
Zamboanga City	189	132	57	178	126	53	6.2	4.8	7.5
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Region IX	100.0	66.2	33.4	100.0	68.0	31.9	0.0	(1.8)	1.6
Basilan	9.4	6.9	2.3	8.7	6.7	2.0	0.6	0.2	0.3
Zamboanga del Norte	30.2	18.2	12.0	30.0	19.7	10.3	0.3	(1.5)	1.7
Zamboanga del Sur	44.4	30.0	14.4	46.4	31.3	15.2	(2.0)	(1.3)	(0.8)
Zamboanga City	16.0	11.1	4.8	14.8	10.5	4.4	1.1	0.7	0.4
Labor Force Participation Rate
Region IX	61.6	80.6	41.6	62.0	82.5	40.4	(0.4)	(1.9)	1.2
Basilan	55.5	80.4	27.6	53.3	81.0	24.7	2.2	(0.6)	2.8
Zamboanga del Norte	66.8	81.1	52.2	65.6	83.1	46.8	1.2	(2.0)	5.4
Zamboanga del Sur	63.8	83.3	42.6	66.0	86.8	44.2	(2.2)	(3.5)	(1.6)
Zamboanga City	52.2	73.3	31.3	51.1	72.8	30.5	1.1	0.5	0.9
Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
Source of Basic Data: Labor Force Survey, National Statistics Office