TABLE 5. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY CLASS OF WORKER: JANUARY 1997 TO JANUARY 1998

         (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding)

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                                    Jan 1997         Apr 1997         Jul 1997         Oct 1997         Jan 1998
        CLASS OF WORKER
                                 Number Percent   Number Percent   Number Percent   Number Percent   Number Percent
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         PHILIPPINES

Total Employed (In thousands)    27,335  100.0    28,105  100.0    27,531  100.0    27,888  100.0    27,693  100.0

     Wage and Salary Workers     12,975   47.5    13,386   47.6    13,917   50.6    13,565   48.6    13,444   48.5

     Own-Account Workers         10,327   37.8    10,416   37.1    10,016   36.4    10,647   38.2    10,468   37.8

     Unpaid Family Workers        4,033   14.8     4,302   15.3     3,598   13.1     3,675   13.2     3,781   13.7

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Source: Labor Force Survey
        Income and Employment Statistics Division
        Household Statistics Department
        National Statistics Office
        Republic of the Philippines