Table 10. Unemployed Persons Looking for Work by Job Search Method: October 2004
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding)

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                                   |    Oct 2003    |     Jan 2004   |    Apr 2004*   |    Jul 2004*   |    Oct 2004
Job Search Method                  | Number         | Number         | Number         | Number         | Number
                                   | ('000) Percent | ('000) Percent | ('000) Percent | ('000) Percent | ('000) Percent
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Philippines

Total                                1,109    100.0    1,154   100.0    1,255   100.0    1,332   100.0    1,288   100.0

Registered in Employment Agencey       202     18.2     216     18.7      230    18.3      262    19.7      262    20.3
  Private                              157     14.2      164    14.2      171    13.6      196    14.7      189    14.7
  Public                                45      4.1       52     4.5       59     4.7       66     5.0       73     5.7

Approached Employer Directly           419     37.8      363    31.5      473    37.7      529    39.7      519    40.3

Approached Relatives or Friends        376     33.9      471    40.8      437    34.8      440    33.0      381    29.6

Placed or Answered Advertisements       96      8.7       90     7.8       96     7.6       92     6.9      112     8.7

Others                                  15      1.4       15     1.3       18     1.4       11     0.8       14     1.1

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

Note: 
         Estimates for October 2004 are preliminary results and are subject to change.


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