RESULTS OF THE JANUARY 1998 LABOR FORCE SURVEY IN THE PHILIPPINES (In Thousands) ==================================================================== Selected Variables Jan-96 Jan-97 Oct-97 Jan-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LABOR FORCE POPULATION 28,924 29,631 30,265 30,239 EMPLOYED PERSONS 26,527 27,335 27,888 27,693 Hours Worked Working: Less than 40 hours 9,220 9,288 9,522 9,686 40 hours and over 17,028 17,709 18,093 17,586 Did not work 278 338 272 422 Class of Worker Wage and Salary 12,171 12,975 13,565 13,444 Own-account 10,245 10,327 10,647 10,468 Unpaid Family Worker 4,110 4,033 3,675 3,781 Occupation Professional 1,488 1,672 1,654 1,644 Administrative 404 493 531 546 Clerical 1,180 1,238 1,205 1,210 Sales 3,800 3,871 3,979 3,994 Service 2,325 2,631 2,815 2,841 Agricultural 11,387 11,275 11,151 10,923 Production 5,911 6,122 6,506 6,493 NEC 33 33 46 41 Industry Agriculture 11,485 11,407 11,260 11,035 Mining and Quarrying 87 128 124 115 Manufacturing 2,645 2,683 2,755 2,704 Electricity, Gas and Wate 112 125 139 135 Construction 1,412 1,530 1,641 1,612 Wholesale and Retail 3,954 4,050 4,219 4,235 Transportation 1,606 1,681 1,769 1,821 Financing 535 697 680 665 Community 4,686 5,027 5,296 5,367 NEC 5 6 5 4 UNEMPLOYED PERSONS 2,397 2,296 2,377 2,546 15 - 19 years old 440 438 450 475 20 - 24 years old 686 596 630 669 25 - 34 years old 576 602 605 635 35 - 44 years old 281 270 274 312 45 - 54 years old 192 184 186 211 55 - 64 years old 131 121 141 147 65 years old and over 91 85 91 97 Not Reported - - * UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS 5,561 5,755 5,805 6,004 Worked less than 40 hours 2,891 3,006 2,932 3,287 Worked 40 hours and over 2,671 2,750 2,873 2,717 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE 15,241 15,696 15,949 16,273 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division Household Statistics Department National Statistics Office Republic of the Philippines