FINAL RESULTS OF THE APRIL 1998 LABOR FORCE SURVEY IN THE PHILIPPINES ======================================================================= Selected Variables Apr-96 Apr-97 Jan-98 Apr-98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE 69.1 68.8 65.0 68.6 EMPLOYMENT RATE 89.1 89.6 91.6 86.7 Hours Worked 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Working: Less than 40 hours 42.8 33.8 35.0 34.7 40 hours and over 55.2 64.0 63.5 62.3 Did not work 2.0 2.2 1.5 3.0 Class of Worker 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Wage and Salary 45.3 47.6 48.6 49.4 Own-account 37.9 37.1 37.8 37.2 Unpaid Family Worker 16.8 15.3 13.6 13.4 Occupation 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Professional 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.6 Administrative 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.1 Clerical 4.3 4.6 4.4 4.6 Sales 14.3 14.1 14.4 15.0 Service 8.8 9.5 10.3 10.8 Agricultural 43.4 40.8 39.4 37.1 Production 21.9 23.2 23.5 24.6 NEC 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 Industry 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Agriculture 43.8 41.3 39.8 37.5 Mining and Quarrying 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 Manufacturing 9.6 9.9 9.8 10.2 Electricity, Gas and Wate 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 Construction 5.3 6.0 5.8 6.1 Wholesale and Retail 15.0 14.8 15.3 15.9 Transportation 5.9 6.3 6.6 6.7 Financing 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.4 Community 17.4 18.3 19.4 20.2 NEC 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 10.9 10.4 8.4 13.3 UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE 22.2 23.4 21.6 21.0 VISIBLE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE 13.1 11.8 11.9 12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division Household Statistics Department National Statistics Office Republic of the Philippines