TABLE A. RESULTS OF THE JULY 2001 LABOR FORCE SURVEY IN THE PHILIPPINES
(In Thousands)
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Selected Variables Jul-99 Jul-00 Apr-01 Jul-01
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LABOR FORCE POPULATION 30,440 30,518 33,621 32,567
EMPLOYED PERSONS 27,840 27,093 29,160 29,281
Hours Worked
Working:
Less than 40 hours 9,737 8,131 11,283 10,893
40 hours and over 17,811 18,702 17,089 17,945
Did not work 292 261 789 442
Class of Worker
Wage and Salary 13,661 14,112 14,245 14,349
Own-account 10,368 9,919 10,860 11,129
Unpaid Family Worker 3,811 3,064 4,056 3,803
Industry Sector
Agriculture 10,916 9,855 10,915 10,980
Industry 4,517 4,430 4,786 4,701
Mining and Quarrying 96 106 99 93
Manufacturing 2,756 2,715 2,912 2,934
Electricity Gas and Water 133 116 124 118
Construction 1,532 1,493 1,651 1,556
Services 12,403 12,796 13,458 13,600
Wholesale and Retail Trade 4,308 4,412 5,250 5,278
Transportation and Storage 1,899 2,003 2,108 2,112
Financing 733 709 783 825
Community and Personal 5,463 5,672 5,317 5,385
N.E.C. 4 12 - -
UNEMPLOYED PERSONS 2,600 3,425 4,461 3,286
15 - 19 years old 488 676 1,390 583
20 - 24 years old 751 1,056 1,208 995
25 - 34 years old 646 781 835 763
35 - 44 years old 312 390 419 377
45 - 54 years old 192 254 324 277
55 - 64 years old 137 164 184 185
65 years old and over 75 103 101 105
UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS 6,129 5,752 5,092 5,188
Worked less than 40 hours 3,256 2,704 3,427 3,321
Worked 40 hours and over 2,873 3,047 1,665 1,866
NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE 16,069 17,282 15,120 16,571
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Note: Estimates for all quarters used the 1995 Census-based 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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