GENDER-BASED INDICATORS OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE Table 2.2b Female labor force participation rate, by region, Philippines, 2012-2016 (in percent) REGION 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Philippines 50.0 49.9 50.7 50.1 49.3 NCR CAR Ilocos Region Cagayan Valley Central Luzon CALABARZON MIMAROPA Bicol Region Western Visayas Central Visayas Eastern Visayas Zamboanga Peninsula Northern Mindanao Davao Region SOCCSKSARGEN Caraga ARMM 51.9 56.4 44.2 49.7 45.9 52.5 54.2 48.9 49.7 55.1 47.7 51.1 57.5 48.9 50.5 49.8 33.7 53.0 55.3 44.8 51.0 46.6 52.5 50.9 48.5 49.1 54.7 48.5 49.4 55.1 47.4 49.5 52.4 33.0 53.6 56.5 46.0 51.0 47.1 53.5 53.0 46.9 50.9 56.4 49.3 47.6 58.0 46.6 49.1 51.4 34.0 52.5 56.0 46.2 51.2 46.1 53.0 52.5 48.8 50.0 57.2 47.6 46.1 55.6 48.0 49.4 49.7 31.6 52.5 54.7 46.0 48.8 46.7 52.2 50.8 47.3 51.3 55.6 46.5 47.8 52.9 45.3 47.6 47.8 29.2 Table 4.1a Number of unemployed males, by region, Philippines, 2012-2016 (in '000 persons) REGION Philippines 2012 2013 1,767 NCR 336 CAR 24 Ilocos Region 112 Cagayan Valley 24 Central Luzon 247 CALABARZON 306 MIMAROPA 29 Bicol Region 86 Western Visayas 136 Central Visayas 150 Eastern Visayas 56 Zamboanga Peninsula 29 Northern Mindanao 59 Davao Region 69 SOCCSKSARGEN 43 Caraga 38 ARMM 22 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) 2014 2015 2016 1,818 1,728 1,656 1,486 330 21 118 25 240 318 31 97 147 132 64 28 70 82 48 40 28 343 25 123 31 232 292 37 91 124 121 36 32 71 72 38 37 23 283 22 124 30 225 296 28 86 119 133 36 31 67 75 40 40 22 233 19 87 26 200 291 29 71 102 111 53 35 62 60 49 35 26 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) 12 PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY 17