Table 3.  Number of Overseas Filipino Workers by Place of Work and Sex:
          April to September 1995-96
          (In thousand)

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                                            Apr.-Sept. 1995               Apr.-Sept. 1996
             Place of Work                  Both      Male     Female     Both      Male     Female
                                            Sexes                         Sexes
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PHILIPPINES                                   795       416       379       900       504       396

AFRICA                                          8         5         3        13        11         2
     Libya                                      6         3         2         9         8         1
     Other countries in Africa                  3         3         -         5         4         1

ASIA                                          641       313       328       709       378       331

  East Asia                                   226        81       144       257       110       148
     Hongkong                                 116        11       105       120        20       100
     Japan                                     49        34        15        57        41        16
     Taiwan                                    49        27        23        57        31        26
     South Korea                                9         8         1        18        14         4
     China                                      *         *         -         1         1         1
     Other countries in East Asia               2         2         -         3         3         1

  Southeast & South Central Asia              109        32        77       104        38        66
     Singapore                                 66        12        54        48        11        37
     Malaysia                                  31        14        17        34        14        20
     Brunei                                     8         3         5        17         8         8
     Other countries in SE/SC Asia              4         4         *         7         5         2

  Western Asia                                306       199       107       348       230       118
     Saudi Arabia                             245       177        67       260       197        64
     Kuwait                                    20         5        15        33         9        23
     United Arab                               21        11        10        21        11        10
     Qatar                                      6         2         4        11         4         7
     Bahrain                                    6         2         4         6         2         4
     Oman                                       *         *         -         5         3         2
     Jordan                                     3         1         1         4         2         2
     Lebanon                                    2         -         2         4                   4
     Other countries in Western Asia            3         *         2         4         2         2

AUSTRALIA                                      18        15         4        17        10         8
     Saipan                                     8         6         2         7         2         4
     Guam                                       4         3         1         3         3
     Australia                                  4         4         *         3         2         1
     Other countries in Australia               2         2         -         5         3         2

EUROPE                                         66        43        23        77        50        27
     Greece                                    18        15         3        20        18         3
     Italy                                     19         6        13        22         5        18
     Norway                                     4         3         *        12        11         *
     United Kingdom                             7         6         1         3         2         1
     Germany                                    2         2         -         5         4         1
     France                                     2         2         -         1         1
     Netherlands                                3         2                   3         3
     Other countries in Europe                 10         6         4        11         6         5

NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA                        55        33        22        71        44        26
     USA                                       39        25        14        50        33        17
     Canada                                    12         5         7        14         5         9
     Other countries in N/S America             5         4         1         7         7

COUNTRY NOT SPECIFIED                           7         7         -        12        10         2
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Note: Details may not add up to total due to rounding.
      *  less than 500

Source:  Survey of Overseas Filipinos
         National Statistics Office