TABLE A.  FINAL RESULTS OF THE JANUARY 1997 LABOR FORCE SURVEY IN
          THE PHILIPPINES

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       Selected Variables            Jan-95  Jan-96  Oct-96  Jan-97
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LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE         64.3    62.5    65.8    65.4

  EMPLOYMENT RATE                      91.2    91.7    92.6    92.3

      Hours Worked                    100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
          Working:
               Less than 40 hours      30.7    34.8    34.0    34.0
               40 hours and over       68.4    64.2    65.3    64.8
               Did not work             0.9     1.0     0.7     1.2

      Class of Worker                 100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
          Wage and Salary              47.9    45.9    47.7    47.5
          Own-account                  38.6    38.6    37.5    37.8
          Unpaid Family Worker         13.5    15.5    14.8    14.7

      Occupation                      100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
          Professional                  5.7     5.6     6.0     6.1
          Administrative                1.7     1.5     1.7     1.8
          Clerical                      4.4     4.4     4.5     4.5
          Sales                        13.8    14.3    14.3    14.2
          Service                       9.4     8.8     9.4     9.6
          Agricultural                 42.5    42.9    41.3    41.2
          Production                   22.4    22.3    22.8    22.4
          NEC                           0.1     0.1     0.1     0.1

      Industry                        100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
          Agriculture                  43.1    43.3    41.7    41.7
          Mining and Quarrying          0.4     0.3     0.4     0.5
          Manufacturing                10.4    10.0    10.1     9.8
          Electricity, Gas and Wate     0.4     0.4     0.5     0.5
          Construction                  5.0     5.3     5.7     5.6
          Wholesale and Retail         14.5    14.9    14.8    14.8
          Transportation                5.6     6.1     6.0     6.1
          Financing                     2.1     2.0     2.5     2.5
          Community                    18.3    17.7    18.3    18.4
          NEC                           0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

  UNEMPLOYMENT RATE                     8.8     8.3     7.4     7.7

  UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE                 18.6    21.0    19.4    21.1

  VISIBLE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE          8.7    10.9    10.1    11.0

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Source:  Labor Force Survey
         Income and Employment Statistics Division
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines