TABLE 2.15 - Labor Force by Region and Age Group, Philippines: 2012 - 2016 (Continued) (In Thousands) REGION AND AGE GROUP Region V - Bicol Region 15 - 19 Years 20 - 24 Years 25 - 34 Years 35 - 44 Years 45 - 54 Years 55 - 64 Years 65 Years and Over Not Reported Region VI - Western Visayas 15 - 19 Years 20 - 24 Years 25 - 34 Years 35 - 44 Years 45 - 54 Years 55 - 64 Years 65 Years and Over Not Reported Region VII - Central Visayas 15 - 19 Years 20 - 24 Years 25 - 34 Years 35 - 44 Years 45 - 54 Years 55 - 64 Years 65 Years and Over Not Reported Region VIII - Eastern Visayas 15 - 19 Years 20 - 24 Years 25 - 34 Years 35 - 44 Years 45 - 54 Years 55 - 64 Years 65 Years and Over Not Reported 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2,415 2,452 2,454 2,515 2,444 277 313 594 471 393 245 123 - 273 314 606 479 406 247 127 - 252 326 613 486 406 247 125 - 257 315 641 497 419 256 129 - 237 297 575 493 430 275 135 - 3,220 3,235 3,378 3,379 3,369 281 409 832 662 561 323 152 - 263 416 845 669 568 325 148 - 275 446 889 692 583 340 154 - 247 441 898 699 595 340 159 - 223 416 845 694 616 398 176 - 3,150 3,160 3,304 3,418 3,401 267 419 826 665 519 299 153 * 243 424 835 671 525 304 157 - 260 442 862 701 552 318 169 * 267 470 899 717 559 329 178 - 210 433 859 718 602 377 202 - 1,868 1,935 1,109 1,069 1,874 219 222 456 367 305 189 111 - 225 245 465 375 313 200 113 * 130 137 273 214 175 111 70 - 116 134 251 216 176 110 66 - 164 221 438 378 332 220 121 - Notes: 1. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding. 2. Data for the year were averages of four survey rounds (January, April, July and October). 3. Annualized data for 2014 refer to the average of estimates for April, July and October survey rounds. The estimates for these rounds exclude Leyte province. 4. Annualized data for 2015 refer to the average of the four survey rounds that exclude Leyte. The use of the four survey rounds that exclude Leyte was based on the results of the referendum conducted among members of the Inter-Agency Committee on Labor and Productivity Statistics (IACLPS). 5. Starting April 2016 round, the Labor Force Survey (LFS) adopted the 2013 Master Sample Design as well as the population projections based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing (2010 CPH) while previous survey rounds were derived using the 2000 CPH population projections. 6. Annualized data for 2016 was computed as the average of the four survey rounds using the January 2016 round that was based on the 2010 CPH population projections. * Less than 500. 2 - 54