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

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              Selected Variables      Jul-98  Jul-99  Apr-00  Jul-00
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LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE         64.9    65.6    66.7    63.9

  EMPLOYMENT RATE                      91.1    91.6    86.1    88.9

      Hours Worked
          Working:
               Less than 40 hours      33.8    35.8    33.7    30.6
               40 hours and over       65.1    63.2    64.5    68.5
               Did not work             1.1     1.1     1.8     1.0
      Class of Worker
          Wage and Salary              49.0    48.3    50.6    51.4
          Own-account                  37.5    37.7    37.4    37.1
          Unpaid Family Worker         13.5    14.1    12.0    11.6
      Occupation
          Professional                  6.1     6.0     6.1     6.0
          Administrative                2.0     2.1     2.2     2.3
          Clerical                      4.5     4.5     4.9     4.6
          Sales                        14.5    14.5    15.4    15.3
          Service                      10.7    10.3    10.7    10.8
          Agricultural                 39.0    40.1    36.9    37.1
          Production                   23.0    22.5    23.6    23.8
          NEC                           0.2     0.1     0.2     0.1
      Industry
          Agriculture                  39.5    40.5    37.3    37.5
          Mining and Quarrying          0.5     0.3     0.4     0.4
          Manufacturing                 9.5     9.4     9.7     9.6
          Electricity, Gas and Water    0.5     0.5     0.5     0.4
          Construction                  5.7     5.4     5.5     5.4
          Wholesale and Retail         15.2    15.3    16.4    16.1
          Transportation                6.6     6.6     7.0     7.2
          Financing                     2.4     2.5     2.6     2.5
          Community                    20.0    19.4    20.6    20.8
          NEC                           0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0

  UNEMPLOYMENT RATE                     8.9     8.4    13.9    11.1
  UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE                 20.8    22.3    25.1    21.4
  VISIBLE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE         10.9    12.0    12.6    10.2

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