GENDER-BASED INDICATORS OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE Household Population Aged 15 Years Old and Over Gender-specific information on the number of persons aged 15 years old and over indicates the distribution of males and females who are available for work. This serves as input for assessing the surplus or shortages of males and/ or females in the labor market and consequently, for the formulation and implementation of relevant programs and policies regarding labor. In 2015, there were 32.42 million males and 32.52 million females who belonged to the working age population 15 years and over. Across regions, the majority of the working age males and females in 2015 at 4.19 million and 4.39 million, respectively, were recorded in CALABARZON. The second largest was noted in NCR with 3.95 million males and 4.30 million females. Central Luzon had 3.60 million males and 3.68 million females who comprised the working age population. The least counts were located in CAR at 609,000 males and 579,000 females. Likewise, this group of working age population was smallest in Eastern Visayas and Caraga regions. In Eastern Visayas, the working age population comprised of 868,000 males and 832,000 females while Caraga had 913,000 males and 878,000 females (Tables 1.1a and 1.1b). Labor Force Sex-disaggregated data on labor force gives the composition of population 15 year old and over, whether employed or unemployed, who contributed to the production of goods and services in the country. It also indicates the proportions of males and females of working age who join the labor force stream. The country’s labor force population comprised of 25.06 million males and 16.28 million females in 2015. Equivalently, labor force participation rates (LFPRs) were estimated at 77.3 percent for males and 50.1 percent for females. By region, CALABARZON had the biggest labor force where 3.21 million were males and 2.32 million were females. This was followed by NCR with 2.94 million males and 2.26 million females and Central Luzon with 2.78 million males and 1.70 million females. More male labor force PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY 1