FINAL RESULTS OF THE OCTOBER 1997 LABOR FORCE SURVEY IN THE PHILIPPINES (In thousands) ==================================================================================== Selected Variables Oct-95 Oct-96 Jul-97 Oct-97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LABOR FORCE POPULATION 28,040 29,637 30,154 30,265 EMPLOYED PERSONS 25,698 27,442 27,531 27,888 Hours Worked Working: Less than 40 hours 8,758 9,342 8,377 9,522 40 hours and over 16,744 17,918 18,899 18,093 Did not work 196 183 255 272 Class of Worker Wage and Salary 11,720 13,096 13,917 13,565 Own-account 10,064 10,297 10,016 10,647 Unpaid Family Worker 3,913 4,049 3,598 3,675 Occupation Professional 1,428 1,640 1,622 1,654 Administrative 421 456 530 531 Clerical 1,115 1,223 1,231 1,205 Sales 3,592 3,923 3,867 3,979 Service 2,309 2,590 2,878 2,815 Agricultural 11,224 11,333 10,893 11,151 Production 5,571 6,259 6,477 6,506 NEC 38 19 35 46 Industry Agriculture 11,323 11,451 10,987 11,260 Mining and Quarrying 95 115 133 124 Manufacturing 2,571 2,756 2,697 2,755 Electricity, Gas and Water 103 123 125 139 Construction 1,239 1,573 1,701 1,641 Wholesale and Retail 3,745 4,062 4,129 4,219 Transportation 1,489 1,657 1,750 1,769 Financing 551 681 676 680 Community 4,559 5,019 5,328 5,296 NEC 21 5 6 5 UNEMPLOYED PERSONS 2,342 2,195 2,623 2,377 15 - 19 years old 425 420 555 450 20 - 24 years old 661 597 751 630 25 - 34 years old 577 558 635 605 35 - 44 years old 267 263 254 274 45 - 54 years old 179 151 197 186 55 - 64 years old 134 121 138 141 65 years old and over 99 85 93 91 Not Reported - - - - UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS 5,083 5,326 6,348 5,805 Worked less than 40 hours 2,517 2,763 2,866 2,932 Worked 40 hours and over 2,566 2,563 3,482 2,873 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE 14,730 15,396 15,763 15,949 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division Household Statistics Department National Statistics Office Republic of the Philippines