RESULTS OF THE JANUARY 1998 LABOR FORCE SURVEY IN THE PHILIPPINES ==================================================================== Selected Variables Jan-96 Jan-97 Oct-97 Jan-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE 65.5 65.4 65.5 65.0 EMPLOYMENT RATE 91.7 92.3 92.1 91.6 Hours Worked 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Working: Less than 40 hours 34.8 34.0 34.1 35.0 40 hours and over 64.2 64.8 64.9 63.5 Did not work 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.5 Class of Worker 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Wage and Salary 45.9 47.5 48.6 48.5 Own-account 38.6 37.8 38.2 37.8 Unpaid Family Worker 15.5 14.8 13.2 13.7 Occupation 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Professional 5.6 6.1 5.9 5.9 Administrative 1.5 1.8 1.9 2.0 Clerical 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.4 Sales 14.3 14.2 14.3 14.4 Service 8.8 9.6 10.1 10.3 Agricultural 42.9 41.2 40.0 39.4 Production 22.3 22.4 23.3 23.4 NEC 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 Industry 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Agriculture 43.3 41.7 40.4 39.8 Mining and Quarrying 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 Manufacturing 10.0 9.8 9.9 9.8 Electricity, Gas and Wate 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 Construction 5.3 5.6 5.9 5.8 Wholesale and Retail 14.9 14.8 15.1 15.3 Transportation 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.6 Financing 2.0 2.5 2.4 2.4 Community 17.7 18.4 19.0 19.4 NEC 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 8.3 7.7 7.9 8.4 UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE 21.0 21.1 20.8 21.7 VISIBLE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE 10.9 11.0 10.5 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division Household Statistics Department National Statistics Office Republic of the Philippines