Table B.  Results of the January 2003 Labor Force Survey in the Philippines
        
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Selected Variables                                             Jan-02    Oct-02    Jan-03
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Labor Force Participation Rate                                   66.4      66.2      65.7

Employment Rate                                                  89.7      89.8      89.4

    Hours Worked
       Working:
          Less than 40 hours                                     38.1      37.0      38.7
          40 hours and over                                      60.2      61.6      59.8
          Did not work                                            1.7       1.5       1.5

Class of Worker
       Wage and salary                                           48.5      48.3      48.2
       Own-account                                               37.9      38.5      38.5
       Unpaid family worker                                      13.6      13.2      13.3

Occupation
    Officials of government and special interest organizations,
       corporate executives, managers, managing proprietors
       and supervisors                                           10.3      11.1      11.2
    Professionals                                                 4.7       4.6       4.6
    Technicians and associate professionals                       2.6       2.6       2.8
    Clerks                                                        4.4       4.3       4.4
    Service workers and shop and market sales workers             9.1       8.7       8.5
    Farmers, forestry workers and fishermen                      21.1      20.8      20.7
    Trades and related workers                                   10.0       9.8       9.5
    Plant and machine operators and assemblers                    7.4       7.2       7.6
    Laborers and unskilled workers                               29.9      30.5      30.2
    Special occupations                                           0.4       0.4       0.4

Industry sector
  Agriculture                                                    37.1      37.4      37.0
    Agriculture, hunting and forestry                            33.2      33.6      33.2
    Fishing                                                       3.8       3.7       3.8
  Industry                                                       15.5      15.4      15.1
    Mining and quarrying                                          0.4       0.3       0.3
    Manufacturing                                                 9.5       9.4       9.2
    Electricity, gas and water                                    0.4       0.4       0.4
    Construction                                                  5.2       5.2       5.2
  Services                                                       47.5      47.2      47.9
    Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles,
       motorcycles and personal and household goods              18.6      18.6      18.6
    Hotels and restaurants                                        2.3       2.4       2.4
    Transport, storage and communication                          7.3       7.2       7.5
    Financial intermediation                                      1.0       1.1       0.9
    Real estate, renting and business activities                  1.8       1.9       1.9
    Public administration and defense, compulsory
       social security                                            4.8       4.8       4.9
    Education                                                     3.1       3.1       3.2
    Health and social work                                        1.2       1.1       1.2
    Other community, social and personal service activities       3.0       2.8       2.9
    Private households with employed persons                      4.4       4.3       4.4
    Extraterritorial organizations and bodies                     0.0       0.0       0.0

Unemployment Rate                                                10.3      10.2      10.6

Underemployment Rate                                             15.9      15.3      16.1

Visible Underemployment Rate                                     10.8      10.0      10.8

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

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