PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE JULY 1998 LABOR FORCE SURVEY IN THE PHILIPPINES (In Thousands) ======================================================================= Selected Variables Jul-96 Jul-97 Apr-98 Jul-98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LABOR FORCE POPULATION 29,657 30,154 32,111 30,593 EMPLOYED PERSONS 27,419 27,531 27,837 27,856 Hours Worked Working: Less than 40 hours 9,146 8,377 9,655 9,419 40 hours and over 18,042 18,899 17,345 18,132 Did not work 230 255 836 305 Class of Worker Wage and Salary 12,934 13,917 13,761 13,641 Own-account 10,395 10,016 10,346 10,446 Unpaid Family Worker 4,090 3,598 3,730 3,770 Occupation Professional 1,625 1,622 1,572 1,701 Administrative 445 530 595 561 Clerical 1,189 1,231 1,268 1,242 Sales 3,752 3,867 4,182 4,053 Service 2,528 2,878 3,010 2,973 Agricultural 11,554 10,893 10,316 10,874 Production 6,302 6,477 6,848 6,412 NEC 24 35 46 42 Industry Agriculture 11,668 10,987 10,434 11,006 Mining and Quarrying 127 133 130 128 Manufacturing 2,754 2,697 2,827 2,646 Electricity, Gas and Wate 134 125 145 151 Construction 1,583 1,701 1,701 1,595 Wholesale and Retail 3,938 4,129 4,440 4,241 Transportation 1,637 1,750 1,859 1,831 Financing 637 676 659 671 Community 4,939 5,328 5,632 5,584 NEC 4 6 9 3 UNEMPLOYED PERSONS 2,238 2,623 4,274 2,737 15 - 19 years old 447 555 1,497 484 20 - 24 years old 633 751 1,006 760 25 - 34 years old 567 635 754 699 35 - 44 years old 261 254 404 340 45 - 54 years old 159 197 299 217 55 - 64 years old 99 138 196 149 65 years old and over 72 93 119 87 Not Reported - - - - UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS 5,904 6,348 5,837 5,803 Worked less than 40 hours 2,919 2,866 3,330 3,036 Worked 40 hours and over 2,985 3,482 2,507 2,767 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE 15,087 15,763 14,701 16,521 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division Household Statistics Department National Statistics Office Republic of the Philippines