RESULTS OF THE OCTOBER 1999 LABOR FORCE SURVEY IN THE PHILIPPINES
(in Thousands)

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              Selected Variables      Oct-97     Oct-98     Jul-99     Oct-99
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LABOR FORCE POPULATION                30,265     31,278     31,713     32,000

  EMPLOYED PERSONS                    27,888     28,262     29,055     29,003

      Hours Worked
          Working:
               Less than 40 hours      9,522     10,085     10,394      9,764
               40 hours and over      18,093     17,776     18,351     18,884
               Did not work              272        400        310        355

      Class of Worker
          Wage and Salary             13,565     13,858     14,022     14,394
          Own-account                 10,647     10,613     10,944     10,813
          Unpaid Family Worker         3,675      3,790      4,090      3,796

      Occupation
          Professional                 1,654      1,697      1,729      1,763
          Administrative                 531        570        597        662
          Clerical                     1,205      1,271      1,300      1,295
          Sales                        3,979      4,152      4,226      4,385
          Service                      2,815      3,005      2,980      3,130
          Agricultural                11,151     11,163     11,654     11,244
          Production                   6,506      6,366      6,530      6,493
          NEC                             46         38         40         30

      Industry
          Agriculture                 11,260     11,272     11,756     11,342
          Mining and Quarrying           124        104         98         89
          Manufacturing                2,755      2,687      2,742      2,778
          Electricity, Gas and Water     139        140        138        145
          Construction                 1,641      1,511      1,555      1,506
          Wholesale and Retail         4,219      4,328      4,449      4,619
          Transportation               1,769      1,885      1,931      2,009
          Financing                      680        695        739        716
          Community                     5296      5,631      5,642      5,789
          NEC                              5          8          4         10

  UNEMPLOYED PERSONS                   2,377      3,016      2,658      2,997
          15 - 19 years old              450        610        496        578
          20 - 24 years old              630        793        764        851
          25 - 34 years old              605        743        653        709
          35 - 44 years old              274        344        321        354
          45 - 54 years old              186        247        200        242
          55 - 64 years old              141        166        145        162
          65 years old and over           91        112         80        101
          Not Reported                    -           1          -          -

  UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS                5,805      6,701      6,466      6,415
          Worked less than 40 hours    2,932      3,567      3,481      3,298
          Worked 40 hours and over     2,873      3,134      2,985      3,117

  NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE              15,949     16,138     16,619     16,637

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