Results of the April 1999 Labor Force Survey in the Philippines (in
Thousands), 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 POPULATION               31,368    32,111    31,168    33,444

  EMPLOYED PERSONS                   28,105    27,837    28,368    29,492

      Hours Worked
          Working:
               Less than 40 hours     9,497     9,655     9,899    10,772
               40 hours and over     17,975    17,345    18,032    18,040
               Did not work             632       836       435       680

      Class of Worker
          Wage and Salary            13,386    13,761    13,888    14,224
          Own-account                10,416    10,346    10,607    10,803
          Unpaid Family Worker        4,302     3,730     3,873     4,465

      Occupation
          Professional                1,647     1,572     1,710     1,666
          Administrative                514       595       582       602
          Clerical                    1,300     1,268     1,267     1,303
          Sales                       3,966     4,182     4,157     4,323
          Service                     2,656     3,010     2,942     2,962
          Agricultural               11,468    10,316    11,213    11,973
          Production                  6,524     6,848     6,459     6,630
          NEC                            30        46        40        33

      Industry
          Agriculture                11,601    10,434    11,306    12,090
          Mining and Quarrying          134       130       104       108
          Manufacturing               2,791     2,827     2,681     2,784
          Electricity, Gas and Water    139       145       138       155
          Construction                1,677     1,701     1,524     1,586
          Wholesale and Retail        4,154     4,440     4,383     4,548
          Transportation              1,768     1,859     1,927     1,903
          Financing                     700       659       723       702
          Community                    5134     5,632     5,579     5,604
          NEC                             7         9         5        11

  UNEMPLOYED PERSONS                  3,263     4,274     2,800     3,952
          15 - 19 years old           1,118     1,497       542     1,332
          20 - 24 years old             821     1,006       714       976
          25 - 34 years old             639       754       706       754
          35 - 44 years old             284       404       356       378
          45 - 54 years old             189       299       230       248
          55 - 64 years old             133       196       147       164
          65 years old and over          79       119       105       100
          Not Reported                   -         -         -         -

  UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS               6,577     5,837     6,269     6,694
          Worked less than 40 hours   3,321     3,330     3,433     3,652
          Worked 40 hours and over    3,256     2,507     2,835     3,042

  NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE             14,253    14,701    16,550    14,579

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* - less than 500

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