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

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                                            October   October
Selected Variables                             2004      2003
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Labor Force Participation Rate                 66.5       67.1

Employment Rate                                89.1       89.8

  Hours worked
    Working:
      Less than 40 hours                       35.3       35.1
      40 hours and over                        62.9       63.7
      Did not work                              1.8        1.2

Class of worker
    Wage and salary                            51.7       50.9
    Own-account                                36.7       37.4
    Unpaid family worker                       11.6       11.7

Occupation
   Officials of government and special
     interest organizations, corporate
     executives, managers, managing
     proprietors, and supervisors              11.2      11.6
   Professionals                                4.3       4.3
   Technicians and associate
     professionals                              2.8       2.8
   Clerks                                       4.3       4.2
   Service workers and shop and market
     sales workers                              9.0       9.1
   Farmers, forestry workers
     and fishermen                             19.3      19.3
   Trades and related workers                   8.9       9.2
   Plant and machine operators
     and assemblers                             7.9       7.5
   Laborers and unskilled workers              31.9      31.7
   Special occupations                          0.4       0.4

Industry sector
  Agriculture                                  37.1      37.2
    Agriculture, hunting and forestry          32.8      32.8
    Fishing                                     4.3       4.4
  Industry                                     15.4      15.7
    Mining and quarrying                        0.3       0.3
    Manufacturing                               9.5       9.7
    Electricity, gas and water                  0.4       0.4
    Construction                                5.2       5.3
  Services                                     47.5      47.1
    Wholesale and retail trade, repair
      of motor vehicles, motorcycles,
      and personal and household goods         18.2      17.9
    Hotels and restaurants                      2.5       2.5
    Transport, storage and communication        7.7       7.5
    Financial intermediation                    0.9       1.0
    Real estate, renting and business
      activities                                2.2       2.3
    Public administration and defense,
      compulsory social security                4.6       4.4
    Education                                   3.0       2.9
    Health and social work                      1.1       1.2
    Other community, social, and personal
      service activities                        2.6       2.7
    Private households with employed
      persons                                   4.6       4.7
    Extraterritorial organizations
      and bodies                                0.0       0.0

Unemployment Rate                              10.9      10.2

Underemployment Rate                           16.9      15.8

Visible Underemployment Rate                   10.6       9.7


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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 October 2004 are preliminary results and are subject to change.

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