Table B.  Results of the July 2004 Labor Force Survey
          in the Philippines
          (Rates)

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                                               July      July
Selected Variables                             2004      2003
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Labor Force Participation Rate                 67.1      67.0

Employment Rate                                88.3      87.4

  Hours worked
    Working:
      Less than 40 hours                       12.8      33.5
      40 hours and over                        63.6      65.2
      Did not work                              1.3       1.3

Class of worker
    Wage and salary                            52.8      53.2
    Own-account                                36.0      36.2
    Unpaid family worker                       11.2      10.6

Occupation
   Officials of government and special
     interest organizations, corporate
     executives, managers, managing
     proprietors, and supervisors              11.9      10.7
   Professionals                                4.3       4.2
   Technicians and associate
     professionals                              2.8       2.9
   Clerks                                       4.4       4.7
   Service workers and shop and market
     sales workers                              9.0       9.4
   Farmers, forestry workers
     and fishermen                             18.7      20.8
   Trades and related workers                   8.9       9.8
   Plant and machine operators
     and assemblers                             7.6       7.9
   Laborers and unskilled workers              31.9      29.0
   Special occupations                          0.4       0.5

Industry sector
  Agriculture                                  36.2      35.6
    Agriculture, hunting and forestry          31.9      31.2
    Fishing                                     4.3       4.4
  Industry                                     15.6      16.3
    Mining and quarrying                        0.4       0.4
    Manufacturing                               9.7      10.0
    Electricity, gas and water                  0.3       0.3
    Construction                                5.2       5.6
  Services                                     48.2      48.1
    Wholesale and retail trade, repair
      of motor vehicles, motorcycles
      and personal and household goods         18.7      18.1
    Hotels and restaurants                      2.5       2.6
    Transport, storage and communication        7.8       7.7
    Financial intermediation                    1.1       1.0
    Real estate, renting and business
      activities                                2.2       2.3
    Public administration and defense,
      compulsory social security                4.5       4.5
    Education                                   3.1       2.9
    Health and social work                      1.2       1.2
    Other community, social, and personal
      service activities                        2.5       2.7
    Private households with employed
      persons                                   4.7       5.0
    Extraterritorial organizations
      and bodies                                0.0       0.0

Unemployment Rate                              11.7      12.6

Underemployment Rate                           17.6      20.7

Visible Underemployment Rate                   10.3      11.2


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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 July 2004 are preliminary results and are subject to change.

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