Table B. Results of the January 2004 Labor Force Survey
         in the Philippines

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                                             January  January
Selected Variables                              2004     2003
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Labor Force Participation Rate                  67.2     65.7

Employment Rate                                 89.0     89.4

  Hours worked
    Working:
      Less than 40 hours                        35.2     38.7
      40 hours and over                         63.5     59.8
      Did not work                               1.3      1.5

Class of worker
    Wage and salary                             53.0     48.1
    Own-account                                 37.1     38.5
    Unpaid family worker                        10.0     13.3

Occupation 
   Officials of government and special
     interest organizations, corporate
     executives, managers, managing    
     proprietors, and supervisors               12.3     11.2
   Professionals                                 4.3      4.6
   Technicians and associate 
     professionals                               2.8      2.8
   Clerks                                        4.3      4.4
   Service workers and shop and market
     sales workers                               9.3      8.5
   Farmers, forestry workers,
     and fishermen                              18.6     20.7
   Trades and related workers                    9.2      9.4
   Plant and machine operators 
     and assemblers                              7.6      7.6
   Laborers and unskilled workers               31.3     30.2
   Special occupations                           0.4      0.4

Industry sector
  Agriculture                                   35.4     37.0
    Agriculture, hunting and forestry           30.9     33.3
    Fishing                                      4.4      3.8
  Industry                                      16.0     15.2
    Mining and quarrying                         0.4      0.3
    Manufacturing                                9.9      9.2
    Electricity, gas and water                   0.3      0.4
    Construction                                 5.4      5.3
  Services                                      48.6     47.8
    Wholesale and retail trade, repair
      of motor vehicles, motorcycles
      and personal and household goods          18.5     18.6
    Hotels and restaurants                       2.6      2.4
    Transport, storage and communication         7.7      7.5
    Financial intermediation                     1.0      0.9
    Real estate, renting and business
      activities                                 2.2      1.9
    Public administration and defense,
      compulsory social security                 4.7      4.8
    Education                                    3.0      3.2
    Health and social work                       1.2      1.3
    Other community, social, and personal
      service activities                         2.8      2.9
    Private households with employed
      persons                                    4.9      4.4
    Extraterritorial organizations
      and bodies                                 0.0      0.0

Unemployment Rate                               11.0     10.6

Underemployment Rate                            17.5     16.1

Visible Underemployment Rate                    10.4     10.8

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

Notes:
         Estimates for January 2004 are preliminary results and are subject to change.

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