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

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              Selected Variables      Jul-98    Jul-99    Apr-00    Jul-00
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LABOR FORCE POPULATION                30,593    31,713    32,874    31,688

  EMPLOYED PERSONS                    27,856    29,055    28,301    28,178

      Hours Worked
          Working:
               Less than 40 hours      9,419    10,394     9,527     8,609
               40 hours and over      18,132    18,351    18,262    19,292
               Did not work              305       310       510       278
      Class of Worker
          Wage and Salary             13,641    14,022    14,328    14,472
          Own-account                 10,446    10,944    10,585    10,444
          Unpaid Family Worker         3,770     4,090     3,387     3,261
      Occupation
          Professional                 1,701     1,729     1,726     1,698
          Administrative                 561       597       610       636
          Clerical                     1,242     1,300     1,375     1,306
          Sales                        4,053     4,226     4,361     4,299
          Service                      2,973     2,980     3,032     3,042
          Agricultural                10,874    11,654    10,449    10,457
          Production                   6,412     6,530     6,689     6,709
          NEC                             42        40        58        31
      Industry
          Agriculture                 11,006    11,756    10,558    10,568
          Mining and Quarrying           128        98       115       107
          Manufacturing                2,646     2,742     2,746     2,708
          Electricity, Gas and Water     151       138       140       118
          Construction                 1,595     1,555     1,570     1,518
          Wholesale and Retail         4,241     4,449     4,633     4,542
          Transportation               1,831     1,931     1,986     2,035
          Financing                      671       739       731       714
          Community                     5584     5,642     5,817     5,855
          NEC                              3         4         5        12

  UNEMPLOYED PERSONS                   2,737     2,658     4,573     3,510
          15 - 19 years old              484       496     1,450       685
          20 - 24 years old              760       764     1,196     1,088
          25 - 34 years old              699       653       876       803
          35 - 44 years old              340       321       469       400
          45 - 54 years old              217       200       310       261
          55 - 64 years old              149       145       171       167
          65 years old and over           87        80       101       106
          Not Reported                    -         -          1        -

  UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS                5,803     6,466     7,105     6,017
          Worked less than 40 hours    3,036     3,481     3,557     2,876
          Worked 40 hours and over     2,767     2,985     3,547     3,141

  NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE              16,521    16,619    16,381    17,880

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