TABLE A. RESULTS OF THE OCTOBER 2001 LABOR FORCE SURVEY
IN THE PHILIPPINES
(In Thousands)
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Selected Variables Oct-99 Oct-00 Jul-01 Oct-01
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LABOR FORCE POPULATION 30,693 30,908 32,567 33,361
EMPLOYED PERSONS 27,762 27,775 29,281 30,090
Hours Worked
Working:
Less than 40 hours 9,135 9,411 10,893 11,340
40 hours and over 18,289 18,067 17,945 18,273
Did not work 338 297 442 477
Class of Worker
Wage and Salary 14,008 13,827 14,349 14,752
Own-account 10,220 10,483 11,129 11,256
Unpaid Family Worker 3,534 3,465 3,803 4,083
Industry Sector
Agriculture 10,503 10,401 10,980 11252
Industry 4,501 4,444 4,701 4,681
Mining and Quarrying 88 106 93 104
Manufacturing 2,796 2,792 2,934 2,891
Electricity Gas and Water 141 116 118 116
Construction 1,476 1,430 1,556 1,570
Services 12,749 12,925 13,600 14,155
Wholesale and Retail Trade 4,466 4,587 5,278 5529
Transportation and Storage 1,968 2,024 2,112 2171
Financing 712 678 825 848
Community and Personal 5,603 5,636 5,385 5607
N.E.C. 9 4 - -
UNEMPLOYED PERSONS 2,931 3,133 3,286 3,271
15 - 19 years old 568 577 583 566
20 - 24 years old 834 902 995 924
25 - 34 years old 697 754 763 814
35 - 44 years old 349 378 377 387
45 - 54 years old 234 264 277 296
55 - 64 years old 153 161 185 172
65 years old and over 96 97 105 111
UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS 6,088 5,528 5,188 4,995
Worked less than 40 hours 3,070 2,970 3,321 3,277
Worked 40 hours and over 3,018 2,558 1,866 1,718
NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE 16,055 17,167 16,571 16,063
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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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