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

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                                                 October    October
Selected Variables                                  2004       2003
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Labor force population                            35,619     35,120

Employed persons                                  31,733     31,553

  Hours worked
    Working:
      Less than 40 hours                          11,211     11,071
      40 hours and over                           19,947     20,090
      Did not work                                   574        392

Class of worker
    Wage and salary                               16,408     16,065
    Own-account                                   11,639     11,797
    Unpaid family worker                           3,686      3,690

Occupation    
    Officials of government and special
      interest organizations, corporate
      executives, managers, managing
      proprietors, and supervisors                 3,553      3,646
   Professionals                                   1,378      1,350
   Technicians and associate professionals           874        884
   Clerks                                          1,361      1,318
   Service workers and shop                        2,848      2,882
      and market sales workers                     6,134      6,088
   Farmers, forestry workers and fishermen         2,838      2,889
   Trades and related workers                      2,492      2,369
   Plant and machine operators and assemblers     10,121     10,004
   Laborers and unskilled workers                    135        122
   Special occupations
   
Industry sector
  Agriculture                                     11,770     11,741
    Agriculture, hunting and forestry             10,405     10,341
    Fishing                                        1,365      1,400
  Industry                                         4,882      4,948
    Mining and quarrying                              96        101
    Manufacturing                                  3,021      3,046
    Electricity, gas and water                       121        113
    Construction                                   1,644      1,688
 Services                                         15,080     14,865
    Wholesale and retail trade, repair
      of motor vehicles, motorcycles
      and personal and household goods             5,791      5,661
    Hotels and restaurants                           798        793
    Transport, storage and communication           2,445      2,352
    Financial intermediation                         298        329
    Real estate, renting and business                703        716
      activities
    Public administration and defense,
      compulsory social security                   1,450      1,382
    Education                                        959        915
    Health and social work                           360        370
    Other community, social, and personal
      service activities                             810         851
    Private households with employed
      persons                                      1,465      1,494
    Extraterritorial organizations
      and bodies                                       1          2

Unemployed persons                                 3,886      3,567
    15 - 24 years old                              1,742      1,627
    25 - 34 years old                                988        917
    35 - 44 years old                                438        384
    45 - 54 years old                                364        327
    55 - 64 years old                                243        217
    65 years old and over                            111         94
    Not reported                                       1          1

Underemployed persons                              5,357      4,989
    Worked less than 40 hours                      3,361      3,076
    Worked 40 hours and over                       1,996      1,913
    Not reported                                       -          -

Not in the labor force                            17,944     17,185

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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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