RESULTS OF THE APRIL 2000 LABOR FORCE SURVEY IN THE PHILIPPINES
(in percent)

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              Selected Variables                 Apr-98  Apr-99   Jan-00  Apr-00
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LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE                    68.6    69.9    65.1    66.7

  EMPLOYMENT RATE                                 86.7    88.2    90.7    86.1

      Hours Worked
          Working:
               Less than 40 hours                 34.7    36.5    35.1    33.7
               40 hours and over                  62.3    61.2    63.6    64.5
               Did not work                        3.0     2.3     1.4     1.8

      Class of Worker
          Wage and Salary                         49.4    48.2    49.0    50.6
          Own-account                             37.2    36.6    37.4    37.4
          Unpaid Family Worker                    13.4    15.1    13.6      12

      Occupation
          Professional                             5.6     5.6     6.1     6.1
          Administrative                           2.1     2.0     2.1     2.2
          Clerical                                 4.6     4.4     4.7     4.9
          Sales                                   15.0    14.7    15.0    15.4
          Service                                 10.8    10.0    10.3    10.7
          Agricultural                            37.1    40.6    39.2    36.9
          Production                              24.6    22.5    22.5    23.6
          NEC                                      0.2     0.1     0.1     0.2

      Industry
          Agriculture                             37.5    41.0    39.5    37.3
          Mining and Quarrying                     0.5     0.4     0.4     0.4
          Manufacturing                           10.2     9.4     9.3     9.7
          Electricity, Gas and Water               0.5     0.5     0.4     0.5
          Construction                             6.1     5.4     5.1     5.5
          Wholesale and Retail                    15.9    15.4    15.9    16.4
          Transportation                           6.7     6.5     6.9       7
          Financing                                2.4     2.4     2.5     2.6
          Community                               20.2    19.0    19.9    20.6
          NEC                                      0.0     0.0     0.0       0

  UNEMPLOYMENT RATE                               13.3    11.8     9.3    13.9

  UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE                            21.0    22.7    21.2    25.1

  VISIBLE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE                    12.0    12.4    11.7    12.6

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