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

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                           Selected Variables                              Oct-01    Jul-02    Oct-02
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LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE                                              67.5      67.1      66.2

EMPLOYMENT RATE                                                             90.2      88.8      89.8

     Hours Worked
        Working:
           Less than 40 hours                                               37.7      37.0      37.0
           40 hours and over                                                60.7      60.9      61.6
            Did not work                                                     1.6       2.1       1.5

Class of Worker
         Wage and Salary                                                    49.0      49.4      48.3
          Own-account                                                       37.4      37.6      38.5
          Unpaid Family Worker                                              13.6      13.0      13.2

Occupation
   Officials of Government & Special Interest Organizations,
      Corporate Executives, Managers, Managing Proprietors
      and Supervisors                                                       10.3      10.8      11.1
   Professionals                                                             4.6       4.6       4.6
   Technicians and Associate Professionals                                   2.5       2.8       2.6
   Clerks                                                                    4.4       4.6       4.3
   Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers                         9.0       8.7       8.7
   Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen                                  21.1      20.7      20.8
   Trades and Related Workers                                               10.1       9.8       9.8
   Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers                                7.6       7.5       7.2
   Laborers and Unskilled Workers                                           29.9      30.1      30.5
   Special Occupations                                                       0.4       0.4       0.4

Industry Sector
 Agriculture                                                                37.4      37.0      37.4
    Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry                                       33.6      33.3      33.6
    Fishing                                                                  3.8       3.7       3.7
Industry                                                                    15.6      15.6      15.4
    Mining and Quarrying                                                     0.3       0.3       0.3
    Manufacturing                                                            9.6       9.6       9.4
    Electricity, Gas and Water                                               0.4       0.4       0.4
    Construction                                                             5.2       5.3       5.2
Services                                                                    47.0      47.4      47.2
    Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles,
            Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods                    18.4      18.4      18.6
    Hotels and Restaurants                                                   2.3       2.3       2.4
    Transport, Storage and  Communication                                    7.2       7.3       7.2
    Financial Intermediation                                                 1.0       1.1       1.1
    Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities                             1.8       1.7       1.9
    Public Administration & Defense, Compulsory
           Social Security                                                   4.6       4.8       4.8
    Education                                                                3.2       3.2       3.1
    Health and Social Work                                                   1.1       1.1       1.1
   Other Community, Social & Personal Service Activities                     3.0       3.0       2.8
   Private Households with Employed Persons                                  4.4       4.4       4.3
   Extra-Territorial Organizations & Bodies                                  0.0       0.0       0.0

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE                                                            9.8      11.2      10.2

UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE                                                        16.6      17.1      15.3

VISIBLE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE                                                10.9      10.9      10.0

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