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

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         Selected Variables                           Oct-99      Oct-00      Jul-01      Oct-01
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LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE                         65.7        64.3        66.3        67.5

  EMPLOYMENT RATE                                      90.4        89.9        89.9        90.2
     Hours Worked
        Working:
           Less than 40 hours                          32.9        33.9        37.2        38.7
           40 hours and over                           65.9        65.0        61.3        62.4
            Did not work                                1.2         1.1         1.5         1.6
     Class of Worker
         Wage and Salary                               50.5        49.8        49.0        49.0
          Own-account                                  36.8        37.7        38.0        37.4
          Unpaid Family Worker                         12.7        12.5        13.0        13.6
      Industry Sector
         Agriculture                                   37.8        37.4        37.5        37.4
        Industry                                       16.2        16.0        16.1        15.6
            Mining and Quarrying                        0.3         0.4         0.3         0.3
            Manufacturing                              10.1        10.1        10.0         9.6
            Electricity Gas and Water                   0.5         0.4         0.4         0.4
            Construction                                5.3         5.1         5.3         5.2
       Services                                        45.9        46.5        46.4        47.0
            Wholesale and Retail Trade                 16.1        16.5        18.0        18.4
            Transportation and Storage                  7.1         7.3         7.2         7.2
            Financing                                   2.6         2.4         2.8         2.8
           Community, Social and Personal Services     20.2        20.3        18.4        18.6
  UNEMPLOYMENT RATE                                     9.6        10.1        10.1         9.8
  UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE                                 21.9        19.9        17.7        16.6
  VISIBLE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE                         11.1        10.7        11.3        10.9

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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