Results of the July 1999 Labor Force Survey in the Philippines
(Rates)

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              Selected Variables      Jul-97  Jul-98   Apr-99 Jul-99
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LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE         65.7    64.9    69.6    65.6

  EMPLOYMENT RATE                      91.3    91.1    88.2    91.6
      Hours Worked
          Working:
               Less than 40 hours      30.4    33.8    36.5    35.8
               40 hours and over       68.6    65.1    61.2    63.2
               Did not work             0.9     1.1     2.3     1.1
      Class of Worker
          Wage and Salary              50.6    49.0    48.2    48.3
          Own-account                  36.4    37.5    36.6    37.7
          Unpaid Family Worker         13.1    13.5    15.1    14.1
      Occupation
          Professional                  5.9     6.1     5.6     6.0
          Administrative                1.9     2.0     2.0     2.1
          Clerical                      4.5     4.5     4.4     4.5
          Sales                        14.0    14.5    14.7    14.5
          Service                      10.5    10.7    10.0    10.3
          Agricultural                 39.6    39.0    40.6    40.1
          Production                   23.5    23.0    22.5    22.5
          NEC                           0.1     0.2     0.1     0.1
      Industry
          Agriculture                  39.9    39.5    41.0    40.5
          Mining and Quarrying          0.5     0.5     0.4     0.3
          Manufacturing                 9.8     9.5     9.4     9.4
          Electricity, Gas and Water    0.5     0.5     0.5     0.5
          Construction                  6.2     5.7     5.4     5.4
          Wholesale and Retail         15.0    15.2    15.4    15.3
          Transportation                6.4     6.6     6.5     6.6
          Financing                     2.5     2.4     2.4     2.5
          Community                    19.4    20.0    19.0    19.4
          NEC                           0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

  UNEMPLOYMENT RATE                     8.7     8.9    11.8     8.4

  UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE                 23.1    20.8    22.7    22.3

  VISIBLE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE         10.4    10.9    12.4    12.0

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