Table B. Results of the January 2005 Labor Force Survey
         in the Philippines

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                                             January   January
Selected Variables                              2005*     2004
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Labor Force Participation Rate                  66.1      67.3

Employment Rate                                 88.7      89.0

Hours worked 
    Working:
      Less than 40 hours                        35.8      35.2
      40 hours and over                         62.6      63.5
      Did not work                               1.6       1.3

Class of Worker
    Wage and Salary                             50.9      52.9
    Own-account                                 37.4      37.2
    Unpaid Family Worker                        11.7       9.9

Occupation
   Officials of government and
      special interest organizations,
      corporate executives, managers,
      managing proprietors and
      supervisors                               11.6      12.2
   Professionals                                 4.4       4.2
   Technicians and associate
      professionals                              2.7       2.8
   Clerks                                        4.4       4.3
   Service workers and shop and
      market sales workers                       9.2       9.3
   Farmers, forestry workers
      and fishermen                             19.5      18.7
   Trades and related workers                    9.1       9.2
   Plant and machine operators
      and assemblers                             7.7       7.6
   Laborers and unskilled workers               30.9      31.2
   Special occupations                           0.5       0.4

Industry sector
Agriculture                                     35.9      35.4
    Agriculture, hunting and forestry           31.5      31.0
    Fishing                                      4.5       4.4
Industry                                        15.7      16.0
    Mining and quarrying                         0.4       0.4
    Manufacturing                                9.5       9.8
    Electricity, gas and water                   0.4       0.3
    Construction                                 5.5       5.4
Services                                        48.4      48.6
    Wholesale and retail trade,
       repair of motor vehicles,
       motorcycles and personal
       and household goods                      18.7      18.5
    Hotels and restaurants                       2.6       2.6
    Transport, storage and
       communication                             8.0       7.7
    Financial intermediation                     1.0       1.0
    Real estate, renting and
       business activities                       2.2       2.2
    Public administration and defense,
       compulsory social security                4.5       4.7
    Education                                    3.0       3.0
    Health and social work                       1.2       1.2
    Other community, social and personal
      service activities                         2.4       2.8
    Private households with employed persons     4.6       4.9
    Extra-territorial organizations & bodies       -       0.0

Unemployment rate                               11.3      11.0

Underemployment rate                            16.1      17.5

Visible underemployment rate                    10.4      10.4

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Note:    * - Estimates for January 2005 are preliminary results and are subject to change.

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

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