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

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

     Total Employed (In thousands)         27,358     100.0    27,419     100.0    27,442     100.0    27,335     100.0    28,105     100.0

     Wage and Salary Workers               12,395      45.3    12,934      47.2    13,097      47.7    12,975      47.5    13,386      47.6

     Own-Account Workers                   10,367      37.9    10,395      37.9    10,297      37.5    10,327      37.8    10,416      37.1

     Unpaid Family Workers                  4,595      16.8     4,090      14.9     4,049      14.8     4,033      14.8     4,302      15.3

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Source: National Statistics Office