Results of the April 1999 Labor Force Survey in the Philippines (Rates),
by Selected Variables: April 1997, April 1998, January 1999 and April 1999

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           Selected Variables            Apr-97  Apr-98   Jan-99  Apr-99
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LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE            68.8    68.6    65.3    69.6

  EMPLOYMENT RATE                         89.6    86.7    91.0    88.2

      Hours Worked
          Working:
               Less than 40 hours         33.8    34.7    34.9    36.5
               40 hours and over          64.0    62.3    63.6    61.2
               Did not work                2.2     3.0     1.5     2.3

      Class of Worker
          Wage and Salary                 47.6    49.4    49.0    48.2
          Own-account                     37.1    37.2    37.4    36.6
          Unpaid Family Worker            15.3    13.4    13.7    15.1

      Occupation
          Professional                     5.9     5.6     6.0     5.6
          Administrative                   1.8     2.1     2.1     2.0
          Clerical                         4.6     4.6     4.5     4.4
          Sales                           14.1    15.0    14.7    14.7
          Service                          9.5    10.8    10.4    10.0
          Agricultural                    40.8    37.1    39.5    40.6
          Production                      23.2    24.6    22.8    22.5
          NEC                              0.1     0.2     0.1     0.1

      Industry
          Agriculture                     41.3    37.5    39.9    41.0
          Mining and Quarrying             0.5     0.5     0.4     0.4
          Manufacturing                    9.9    10.2     9.5     9.4
          Electricity, Gas and Water       0.5     0.5     0.5     0.5
          Construction                     6.0     6.1     5.4     5.4
          Wholesale and Retail            14.8    15.9    15.5    15.4
          Transportation                   6.3     6.7     6.8     6.5
          Financing                        2.5     2.4     2.5     2.4
          Community                       18.3    20.2    19.7    19.0
          NEC                              0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

  UNEMPLOYMENT RATE                       10.4    13.3     9.0    11.8

  UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE                    23.4    21.0    22.1    22.7

  VISIBLE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE            11.8    12.0    12.1    12.4

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