TABLE 5.  EMPLOYED PERSONS BY CLASS OF WORKER: APRIL 1997 TO APRIL 1998
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding)

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

    Total Employed (In thousands)       28,105    100.0   27,531    100.0   27,888    100.0   27,691    100.0    27,835    100.0

     Wage and Salary Workers            13,386     47.6   13,917     50.6   13,565     48.6   13,452     48.6    13,760     49.4

     Own-Account Workers                10,416     37.1   10,016     36.4   10,647     38.2   10,465     37.8    10,344     37.2

     Unpaid Family Workers               4,302     15.3    3,598     13.1    3,675     13.2    3,774     13.6     3,731     13.4

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