TABLE A.  FINAL RESULTS OF THE OCTOBER 1998 LABOR FORCE SURVEY
          IN THE PHILIPPINES

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           Selected Variables         Oct-96    Oct-97    Jul-98    Oct-98
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LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE          65.8      65.5      64.9      66.0

  EMPLOYMENT RATE                       92.6      92.1      91.1      90.4

      Hours Worked
          Working:
               Less than 40 hours       34.0      34.1      33.8      35.7
               40 hours and over        65.3      64.9      65.1      62.9
               Did not work              0.7       1.0       1.1       1.4

      Class of Worker
          Wage and Salary               47.7      48.6      49.0      49.0
          Own-account                   37.5      38.2      37.5      37.6
          Unpaid Family Worker          14.8      13.2      13.5      13.4

      Occupation
          Professional                   6.0       5.9       6.1       6.0
          Administrative                 1.7       1.9       2.0       2.0
          Clerical                       4.5       4.3       4.5       4.5
          Sales                         14.3      14.3      14.5      14.7
          Service                        9.4      10.1      10.7      10.6
          Agricultural                  41.3      40.0      39.0      39.5
          Production                    22.8      23.3      23.0      22.5
          NEC                            0.1       0.2       0.2       0.1

      Industry
          Agriculture                   41.7      40.4      39.5      39.9
          Mining and Quarrying           0.4       0.4       0.5       0.4
          Manufacturing                 10.0       9.9       9.5       9.5
          Electricity, Gas and Water     0.4       0.5       0.5       0.5
          Construction                   5.7       5.9       5.7       5.3
          Wholesale and Retail          14.8      15.1      15.2      15.3
          Transportation                 6.0       6.3       6.6       6.7
          Financing                      2.5       2.4       2.4       2.5
          Community                     18.3      19.0      20.0      19.9
          NEC                            0.0       0.0       0.0         0

  UNEMPLOYMENT RATE                      7.4       7.9       8.9       9.6

  UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE                  19.4      20.8      20.8      23.7

  VISIBLE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE          10.1      10.5      10.9      12.6

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