RESULTS OF THE JANUARY 2000 LABOR FORCE SURVEY IN THE PHILIPPINES
(In Thousands)

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                 Selected Variables        Jan-98     Jan-99     Oct-99     Jan-00
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LABOR FORCE POPULATION                     30,240     31,168     32,000     31,848
  EMPLOYED PERSONS                         27,689     28,368     29,003     28,895
      Hours Worked
          Working:
               Less than 40 hours           9,687      9,899      9,764     10,128
               40 hours and over           17,578     18,032     18,884     18,365
               Did not work                   424        435        355        401
      Class of Worker
          Wage and Salary                  13,452     13,888     14,394     14,171
          Own-account                      10,464     10,607     10,813     10,800
          Unpaid Family Worker              3,774      3,873      3,796      3,924
      Occupation
          Professional                      1,647      1,710      1,763      1,770
          Administrative                      546        582        662        607
          Clerical                          1,212      1,267      1,295      1,345
          Sales                             3,997      4,157      4,385      4,340
          Service                           2,840      2,942      3,130      2,985
          Agricultural                     10,907     11,213     11,244     11,314
          Production                        6,498      6,459      6,493      6,497
          NEC                                  41         40         30         38
      Industry
          Agriculture                      11,020     11,306     11,342     11,415
          Industry                          4,569      4,447      4,518      4,416
               Mining and Quarrying           116        104         89        110
               Manufacturing                2,705      2,681      2,778      2,700
               Electricity, Gas and Water     134        138        145        121
               Construction                 1,614      1,524      1,506      1,485
          Services                         12,097     12,612     13,133     13,061
               Wholesale and Retail         4,237      4,383      4,619      4,590
               Transportation               1,821      1,927      2,009      1,991
               Financing                      665        723        716        729
               Community                     5374      5,579      5,789      5,751
          NEC                                   4          5         10          2
  UNEMPLOYED PERSONS                        2,551      2,800      2,997      2,953
          15 - 19 years old                   477        542        578        577
          20 - 24 years old                   670        714        851        766
          25 - 34 years old                   634        706        709        736
          35 - 44 years old                   312        356        354        370
          45 - 54 years old                   211        230        242        248
          55 - 64 years old                   149        147        162        163
          65 years old and over                98        105        101         92
          Not Reported                         *          -         -           -
  UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS                     5,986      6,269      6,415      6,117
          Worked less than 40 hours         3,290      3,433      3,298      3,370
          Worked 40 hours and over          2,696      2,835      3,117      2,747
  NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                   16,272     16,550     16,637     17,097

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