TABLE B.  RESULTS OF THE APRIL 2002 LABOR FORCE SURVEY IN THE PHILIPPINES

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                         Selected Variables                  Apr-01    Jan-02    Apr-02
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LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE                                 69.0      66.4      69.9

EMPLOYMENT RATE                                                86.7      89.7      86.1

     Hours Worked
        Working:
           Less than 40 hours                                  41.0      38.1      38.0
           40 hours and over                                   56.1      60.2      58.9
            Did not work                                        2.9       1.7       3.1

Class of Worker
         Wage and Salary                                       48.9      48.5      48.7
          Own-account                                          37.2      37.9      37.7
          Unpaid Family Worker                                 13.9      13.6      13.6

Occupation
   Officials of Government & Special Interest Organizations,
      Corporate Executives, Managers, Managing Proprietors
      and Supervisors                                           9.8      10.3      10.5
   Professionals                                                4.4       4.7       4.5
   Technicians and Associate Professionals                      2.6       2.6       2.8
   Clerks                                                       4.6       4.4       4.4
   Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers            8.8       9.1       8.9
   Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen                     21.9      21.1      20.4
   Trades and Related Workers                                  10.7      10.0      10.3
   Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers                   7.8       7.4       7.1
   Laborers and Unskilled Workers                              28.9      29.9      30.6
   Special Occupations (Including Non-Gainful Activities        0.5       0.4       0.4

Industry Sector
 Agriculture                                                   37.4      37.1      36.5
    Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry                          33.4      33.2      32.4
    Fishing                                                     4.0       3.8       4.1
Industry                                                       16.4      15.5      16.0
    Mining and Quarrying                                        0.3       0.4       0.5
    Manufacturing                                              10.0       9.5       9.6
    Electricity, Gas and Water                                  0.4       0.4       0.4
    Construction                                                5.7       5.2       5.5
Services                                                       46.2      47.5      47.5
    Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles,
            Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods       18.0      18.6      19.1
    Hotels and Restaurants                                      2.2       2.3       2.3
    Transport, Storage and  Communication                       7.2       7.3       7.0
    Financial Intermediation                                    0.9       1.0       1.0
    Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities                1.7       1.8       1.8
    Public Administration & Defense, Compulsory
           Social Security                                      4.8       4.8       4.8
    Education                                                   3.0       3.1       3.0
    Health and Social Work                                      1.0       1.2       1.2
   Other Community, Social & Personal Service Activities        3.2       3.0       2.9
   Private Households with Employed Persons                     3.9       4.4       4.4
   Extra-Territorial Organizations & Bodies                     0.0       0.0       0.0

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE                                              13.3      10.3      13.9

UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE                                           17.5      15.9      19.6

VISIBLE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE                                   11.8      10.8      12.5

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