Table A.  Results of the July 2004 Labor Force Survey
          in the Philippines
          (In Thousands)

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                                                    July       July
Selected Variables                                  2004       2003
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Labor force population                            35,830     34,850

Employed persons                                  31,623     30,451

  Hours worked
    Working:
      Less than 40 hours                          11,082     10,203
      40 hours and over                           20,127     19,858
      Did not work                                   415        391

Class of worker
    Wage and salary                               16,705     16,214
    Own-account                                   11,385     11,015
    Unpaid family worker                           3,534      3,222

Occupation    
    Officials of government and special
      interest organizations, corporate
      executives, managers, managing
      proprietors, and supervisors                 3,777      3,273
   Professionals                                   1,369      1,287
   Technicians and associate professionals           898        877
   Clerks                                          1,376      1,443
   Service workers and shop                        2,838      2,857
      and market sales workers                     5,911      6,347
   Farmers, forestry workers and fishermen         2,828      2,986
   Trades and related workers                      2,405      2,392
   Plant and machine operators and assemblers     10,095      8,846
   Laborers and unskilled workers                    127        141
   Special occupations
   
Industry sector
  Agriculture                                     11,444     10,831
    Agriculture, hunting and forestry             10,076      9,495
    Fishing                                        1,368      1,336
  Industry                                         4,934      4,970
    Mining and quarrying                             114        112
    Manufacturing                                  3,056      3,044
    Electricity, gas and water                       110        102
    Construction                                   1,654      1,712
 Services                                         15,246     14,648
    Wholesale and retail trade, repair
      of motor vehicles, motorcycles               5,902      5,509
      and personal and household goods               804        780
    Hotels and restaurants                         2,464      2,354
    Transport, storage and communication             347        311
    Financial intermediation                         692        715
    Real estate, renting and business
      activities                                   1,414      1,378
    Public administration and defense,               976        886
      compulsory social security                     374        364
    Education
    Health and social work                           781        817
    Other community, social, and personal
      service activities                           1,490      1,533
    Private households with employed
      persons                                          2          1
    Extraterritorial organizations
      and bodies                                   4,207      4,399

Unemployed persons   
    15 - 24 years old                              1,962      1,989
    25 - 34 years old                              1,043      1,142
    35 - 44 years old                                462        482
    45 - 54 years old                                352        385
    55 - 64 years old                                276        250
    65 years old and over                            111        151
    Not reported                                       -          -

Underemployed persons   
    Worked less than 40 hours                      5,570      6,314
    Worked 40 hours and over                       3,250      3,397
    Not reported                                   2,215      2,917
                                                    -          -
Not in the labor force                             17,532    17,140

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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.

Page last updated:  September 15, 2004