TABLE 5.  EMPLOYED PERSONS BY CLASS OF WORKERS: JANUARY 1996 TO JANUARY 1997
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding)

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                                                  Jan 1996               Apr 1996               Jul 1996             Oct 1996   Jan 1997
            CLASS OF WORKER                Number     Percent    Number     Percent    Number     Percent    Number     Percent    Number     Percent
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              PHILIPPINES

     Total Employed (In thousands)         26,527      100.0     27,358      100.0     27,419      100.0     27,442      100.0     27,335      100.0

     Wage and Salary Workers               12,171       45.9     12,395       45.3     12,934       47.2     13,097       47.7     12,975       47.5

     Own-Account Workers                   10,245       38.6     10,367       37.9     10,395       37.9     10,297       37.5     10,327       37.8

     Unpaid Family Workers                  4,110       15.5      4,595       16.8      4,090       14.9      4,049       14.8      4,033       14.8

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Source:  National Statistics Office, Income and Employment Statistics Division