TABLE 2.11 - Labor Force by Age Group and Sex, Philippines: 2012 - 2016 (In Thousands) AGE GROUP AND SEX BOTH SEXES 15 - 19 Years 20 - 24 Years 25 - 34 Years 35 - 44 Years 45 - 54 Years 55 - 64 Years 65 Years and Over Not Reported MEN 15 - 19 Years 20 - 24 Years 25 - 34 Years 35 - 44 Years 45 - 54 Years 55 - 64 Years 65 Years and Over Not Reported WOMEN 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 40,426 41,022 41,379 41,342 43,361 3,412 5,321 10,750 8,883 6,838 3,698 1,524 1 3,277 5,467 10,962 9,050 6,965 3,760 1,540 * 3,219 5,640 11,032 9,127 7,021 3,793 1,546 1 2,968 5,563 11,128 9,187 7,099 3,833 1,565 - 2,681 5,721 11,284 9,601 7,733 4,483 1,857 * 24,616 24,968 25,093 25,062 26,521 2,135 3,296 6,776 5,380 4,019 2,136 874 * 2,109 3,355 6,880 5,492 4,085 2,159 887 * 2,062 3,465 6,892 5,490 4,116 2,178 890 * 1,898 3,399 6,916 5,554 4,178 2,221 897 - 1,758 3,543 7,196 5,853 4,554 2,587 1,030 * 15,810 16,055 16,286 16,280 16,840 1,277 2,026 3,974 3,503 2,819 1,561 651 * 1,168 2,112 4,082 3,558 2,881 1,601 653 * 1,157 2,175 4,140 3,637 2,905 1,615 656 * 1,069 2,164 4,212 3,634 2,922 1,612 668 - 923 2,178 4,089 3,748 3,179 1,896 827 * 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. Source of data: Philippine Statistics Authority, Labor Force Survey, Public Use Files. 2 - 48