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

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                                                                 Percent
Selected Variables
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Labor Force Participation Rate                                      64.8

Employment rate                                                     91.7

Hours Worked
   Working:
      Less than 40 hours                                            35.8
      40 hours and over                                             62.3
   Did not work                                                      1.9

Class of Worker	   
   Wage and Salary                                                  50.6
    Own-account                                                     38.2
    Unpaid Family Worker                                            11.2

Occupation 
   Officials of Government and Special Interest
      Organizations, Corporate Executives,
      Managers, Managing Proprietors  and
      Supervisors                                                   12.2
   Professionals                                                     4.3
   Technicians and Associate Professionals                           2.8
   Clerks                                                            4.5
   Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers                 9.7
   Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen                          18.4
   Trades and Related Workers                                        9.5
   Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers                        7.4
   Laborers and Unskilled Workers                                   30.7
   Special Occupations                                               0.5

Industry Sector	
 Agriculture                                                        34.1
    Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry                               29.9
    Fishing                                                          4.2
Industry                                                            16.3
    Mining and Quarrying                                             0.4
    Manufacturing                                                    9.9
    Electricity, Gas and Water                                       0.4
    Construction                                                     5.5
Services                                                            49.6
    Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles,
       Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods                 19.9
    Hotels and Restaurants                                           2.7
    Transport, Storage and  Communication                            7.4
    Financial Intermediation                                         1.1
    Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities                     2.4
    Public Administration and Defense, Compulsory Social Security    4.6
    Education                                                        3.0
    Health and Social Work                                           1.2
   Other Community, Social and Personal Service Activities           2.6
   Private Households with Employed Persons                          4.7
   Extra-Territorial Organizations and Bodies                        0.0

Unemployment Rate                                                    8.3

Underemployment Rate                                                26.1

Visible Underemployment Rate                                        14.2

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Note:    Estimates are preliminary results and subject to change.

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

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