GENDER-BASED INDICATORS OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE was also high in Central Luzon, SOCCSKSARGEN and ARMM ranging from 604,000 to 676,000. Female agricultural workers were higher in Central Visayas and Western Visayas at 310,000 and 304,000, respectively. More females ranging from 206,000 to 242,000 were employed in agriculture in Cagayan Valley, Northern Mindanao and SOCCSKSARGEN. On the contrary, the least counts of agricultural employment were registered in NCR at 22,000 males and 3,000 females. Lesser numbers of male agricultural workers were found in CAR at 229,000 and Caraga at 292,000. Eastern Visayas and Caraga had the least number of females working in agriculture at 94,000 each (Tables 6.1a and 6.1b). In terms of proportion of agricultural workers to total employment in 2015, the share of males working in agriculture was 35.8 percent of the total male employment. The share of females employed in agriculture was 19.0 percent of total female employment. By region, ARMM recorded the biggest proportion of agricultural employment of males at 75.1 percent and females at 55.2 percent in 2015. The shares of male agricultural workers at 50.7 percent to 60.7 percent were reported in CAR, Cagayan Valley, MIMAROPA, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula and SOCCSKSARGEN. The female agricultural workers accounted for a notable share of 44.5 percent in CAR and 43.3 percent in Cagayan Valley. NCR had the least shares of employment in agriculture at 0.8 percent for males and 0.1 percent for females. In addition, lower proportions of agricultural employment of males were noted in Central Luzon at 24.2 percent and CALABARZON at 17.6 percent. Their respective shares of female agricultural workers were likewise low at 8.5 percent and 6.3 percent (Tables 6.2a and 6.2b). Agricultural Wage Rates Agricultural wage rate is an indicator of progress and welfare of agricultural workers. It tracks the rate of payment received by workers on the basis of some units of payment for services rendered in farm operations. Sex-disaggregated information on wage rates indicates the wage differential between male and female workers in agriculture. PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY 5