FINAL RESULTS OF THE JULY 1997 LABOR FORCE SURVEY IN THE PHILIPPINES (In Thousands) ==================================================================== Selected Variables Jul-95 Jul-96 Apr-97 Jul-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LABOR FORCE POPULATION 28,602 29,657 31,368 30,154 EMPLOYED PERSONS 26,090 27,419 28,105 27,531 Hours Worked Working: Less than 40 hours 9,033 9,146 9,497 8,377 40 hours and over 16,810 18,042 17,975 18,899 Did not work 248 230 632 255 Class of Worker Wage and Salary 11,839 12,934 13,386 13,917 Own-account 10,308 10,395 10,416 10,016 Unpaid Family Worker 3,943 4,090 4,302 3,598 Occupation Professional 1,468 1,625 1,647 1,622 Administrative 395 445 514 530 Clerical 1,153 1,189 1,300 1,231 Sales 3,685 3,752 3,966 3,867 Service 2,331 2,528 2,656 2,878 Agricultural 11,252 11,554 11,468 10,893 Production 5,778 6,302 6,524 6,477 NEC 27 24 30 35 Industry Agriculture 11,367 11,668 11,601 10,987 Mining and Quarrying 113 127 134 133 Manufacturing 2,589 2,754 2,791 2,697 Electricity, Gas and Wate 118 134 139 125 Construction 1,310 1,583 1,677 1,701 Wholesale and Retail 3,867 3,938 4,154 4,129 Transportation 1,539 1,637 1,768 1,750 Financing 538 637 700 676 Community 4,636 4,939 5,134 5,328 NEC 13 4 7 6 UNEMPLOYED PERSONS 2,512 2,238 3,263 2,623 15 - 19 years old 480 447 1,118 555 20 - 24 years old 731 633 821 751 25 - 34 years old 611 567 639 635 35 - 44 years old 298 261 284 254 45 - 54 years old 206 159 189 197 55 - 64 years old 108 99 133 138 65 years old and over 78 72 79 93 Not Reported - - - - UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS 5,554 5,904 6,577 6,348 Worked less than 40 hours 2,791 2,919 3,321 2,866 Worked 40 hours and over 2,762 2,985 3,256 3,482 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE 14,993 15,087 14,253 15,763 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division National Statistics Office