TABLE A.  RESULTS OF THE APRIL 2001 LABOR FORCE SURVEY IN THE PHILIPPINES
          (In Thousands)

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                Selected Variables       Apr-99     Apr-00     Jan-01      Apr-01
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LABOR FORCE POPULATION                   32,013     31,587     31,684      33,621
  EMPLOYED PERSONS                       28,217     27,209     28,087      29,160
     Hours Worked
        Working:
           Less than 40 hours            10,106      8,965      8,485      11,283
           40 hours and over             17,466     17,765     19,252      17,089
            Did not work                    643        478        350         789
     Class of Worker
         Wage and Salary                 13,838     13,956     14,407      14,245
          Own-account                    10,223     10,074     10,450      10,860
          Unpaid Family Worker            4,154      3,178      3,229       4,056
      Industry Sector
         Agriculture                     11,204      9,845     10,252      10,915
         Industry                         4,616      4,542      4,677       4,786
             Mining and Quarrying           103        112        118          99
             Manufacturing                2,796      2,758      2,884       2,912
             Electricity Gas and Water      151        140        116         124
            Construction                  1,566      1,532      1,559       1,651
       Services                          12,386     12,816     13,158      13,458
            Wholesale and Retail Trade    4,401      4,486      4,956       5,250
            Transportation and Storage    1,870      1,960      2,078       2,108
            Financing                       694        727        773         783
            Community and Personal        5,421      5,643      5,351       5,317
       N.E.C.                                11          5         -           -
  UNEMPLOYED PERSONS                      3,796      4,378      3,597       4,461
      15 - 19 years old                   1,256      1,374        628       1,390
      20 - 24 years old                     948      1,157        984       1,208
      25 - 34 years old                     734        845        850         835
      35 - 44 years old                     369        453        445         419
      45 - 54 years old                     240        293        357         324
      55 - 64 years old                     156        162        230         184
      65 years old and over                  93         95        104         101
  UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS                   6,347      6,721      4,743       5,092
      Worked less than 40 hours           3,419      3,315      2,779       3,427
      Worked 40 hours and over            2,928      3,406      1,964       1,665
  NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                 14,161     15,913     16,721      15,120

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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
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