TABLE B. FINAL RESULTS OF THE OCTOBER 1998 LABOR FORCE SURVEY IN THE PHILIPPINES: (IN THOUSANDS) =========================================================================== Selected Variables Oct-96 Oct-97 Jul-98 Oct-98 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LABOR FORCE POPULATION 29,637 30,265 30,593 31,278 EMPLOYED PERSONS 27,442 27,888 27,856 28,262 Hours Worked Working: Less than 40 hours 9,342 9,522 9,419 10,085 40 hours and over 17,918 18,093 18,132 17,776 Did not work 183 272 305 400 Class of Worker Wage and Salary 13,096 13,565 13,641 13,858 Own-account 10,297 10,647 10,446 10,613 Unpaid Family Worker 4,049 3,675 3,770 3,790 Occupation Professional 1,640 1,654 1,701 1,697 Administrative 456 531 561 570 Clerical 1,223 1,205 1,242 1,271 Sales 3,923 3,979 4,053 4,152 Service 2,590 2,815 2,973 3,005 Agricultural 11,333 11,151 10,874 11,163 Production 6,259 6,506 6,412 6,366 NEC 19 46 42 38 Industry Agriculture 11,451 11,260 11,006 11,272 Mining and Quarrying 115 124 128 104 Manufacturing 2,756 2,755 2,646 2,687 Electricity, Gas and Water 123 139 151 140 Construction 1,573 1,641 1,595 1,511 Wholesale and Retail 4,062 4,219 4,241 4,328 Transportation 1,657 1,769 1,831 1,885 Financing 681 680 671 695 Community 5,019 5,296 5,584 5,631 NEC 5 5 3 8 UNEMPLOYED PERSONS 2,195 2,377 2,737 3,016 15 - 19 years old 420 450 484 610 20 - 24 years old 597 630 760 793 25 - 34 years old 558 605 699 743 35 - 44 years old 263 274 340 344 45 - 54 years old 151 186 217 247 55 - 64 years old 121 141 149 166 65 years old and over 85 91 87 112 Not Reported - - - 1 UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS 5,326 5,805 5,803 6,701 Worked less than 40 hours 2,763 2,932 3,036 3,567 Worked 40 hours and over 2,563 2,873 2,767 3,134 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE 15,396 15,949 16,521 16,138 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division Household Statistics Department National Statistics Office Republic of the Philippines