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

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  Selected Variables                  Oct-98  Oct-99  Jul-00  Oct-00
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LABOR FORCE POPULATION                31,278  30,693  31,688  30,908

  EMPLOYED PERSONS                    28,262  27,762  28,178  27,775

      Hours Worked
          Working:
               Less than 40 hours     10,085   9,135   8,609   9,411
               40 hours and over      17,776  18,289  19,292  18,067
               Did not work              400     338     278     297

      Class of Worker
          Wage and Salary             13,858  14,008  14,472  13,827
          Own-account                 10,613  10,220  10,444  10,483
          Unpaid Family Worker         3,790   3,534   3,261   3,465

      Occupation
          Professional                 1,697   1,709   1,698   1,623
          Administrative                 570     651     636     645
          Clerical                     1,271   1,262   1,306   1,291
          Sales                        4,152   4,245   4,299   4,315
          Service                      3,005   3,062   3,042   2,990
          Agricultural                11,163  10,405  10,457  10,287
          Production                   6,366   6,400   6,709   6,589
          NEC                             38      28      31      32

      Industry
          Agriculture                 11,272  10,503  10,568  10,401
          Mining and Quarrying           104      88     107     106
          Manufacturing                2,687   2,796   2,708   2,792
          Electricity, Gas and Water     140     141     118     116
          Construction                 1,511   1,476   1,518   1,430
          Wholesale and Retail         4,328   4,466   4,542   4,587
          Transportation               1,885   1,968   2,035   2,024
          Financing                      695     712     714     678
          Community                     5631   5,603   5,855   5,636
          NEC                              8       9      12       4

  UNEMPLOYED PERSONS                   3,016   2,931   3,510   3,133
          15 - 19 years old              610     568     685     577
          20 - 24 years old              793     834   1,088     902
          25 - 34 years old              743     697     803     754
          35 - 44 years old              344     349     400     378
          45 - 54 years old              247     234     261     264
          55 - 64 years old              166     153     167     161
          65 years old and over          112      96     106      97
          Not Reported                     1      -       -       *

  UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS                6,701   6,088   6,017   5,528
          Worked less than 40 hours    3,567   3,070   2,876   2,970
          Worked 40 hours and over     3,134   3,018   3,141   2,558

  NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE              16,138  16,055  17,880  17,167
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Note:  October 1999 and October 2000 figures were estimated based on the 1995 Census-based Population
       Projection while figures for  October 1998 and July 2000 were based on 1980 Census-based Population Projection.

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