TABLE B.  RESULTS OF THE APRIL 2001 LABOR FORCE SURVEY IN THE PHILIPPINES

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               Selected Variables                   Apr-99    Apr-00     Jan-01   Apr-01
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LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE                        69.3       66.5      65.5     69.0
  EMPLOYMENT RATE                                     88.1       86.1      88.6     86.7
     Hours Worked
        Working:
           Less than 40 hours                         35.8       32.9      30.2     38.7
           40 hours and over                          61.9       65.3      68.5     58.6
            Did not work                               2.3        1.8       1.2      2.7
     Class of Worker
         Wage and Salary                              49.0       51.3      51.3     48.9
          Own-account                                 36.2       37.0      37.2     37.2
          Unpaid Family Worker                        14.7       11.7      11.5     13.9
      Industry Sector
         Agriculture                                  39.7       36.2      36.5     37.4
        Industry                                      16.4       16.7      16.7     16.4
            Mining and Quarrying                       0.4        0.4       0.4      0.3
            Manufacturing                              9.9       10.1      10.3     10.0
            Electricity Gas and Water                  0.5        0.5       0.4      0.4
            Construction                               5.5        5.6       5.6      5.7
       Services                                       43.9       47.1      46.8     46.2
            Wholesale and Retail Trade                15.6       16.5      17.6     18.0
            Transportation and Storage                 6.6        7.2       7.4      7.2
            Financing                                  2.5        2.7       2.8      2.7
           Community, Social and Personal Services    19.2       20.7      19.1     18.2
       N.E.C.                                          0.0        0.0        -        -
  UNEMPLOYMENT RATE                                   11.9       13.9      11.4     13.3
  UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE                                22.5       24.7      16.9     17.5
  VISIBLE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE                        12.1       12.2       9.9     11.8

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Note:  Estimates are based on the 1995 Census Population Projection.

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