Table 11. Unemployed Persons Not Looking for Work by Reason
          for Not Looking for Work: January 2005
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding)
          (In thousands)

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Reasons for not looking                  Total | Percent
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Philippines

Total                                    2,798     100.0

Believe no work available                  936      33.5
Awaiting results of previous
   job application                         488      17.4
Temprary illness/disability                609      21.8
Bad weather                                 27       1.0
Waiting for rehire/job recall              327      11.7
Others                                     412      14.7

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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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