Table 15.  Charateristics of Persons Not in the Labor Force by Selected Variables:
           April 2005
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

==================================================================================
                                                    |     Number     |   Percent
          Selected Variables                        | (in thousands) |
                                                    |                |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Not in the Labor Force                                    19,068

Sex
   Male                                                    5,537           29.0
   Female                                                 13,531           71.0

Age Group
   15 - 24                                                 8,295           43.5
   25 - 34                                                 3,338           17.5
   35 - 44                                                 2,116           11.1
   45 - 54                                                 1,544            8.1
   55 - 64                                                 1,489            7.8
   65 and over                                             2,280           12.0
   Not reported                                                6            0.0

Marital Status
   Single                                                  8,109           42.5
   Married                                                 9,310           48.8
   Widowed                                                 1,448            7.6
   Divorced/Separated                                        194            1.0
   Unknown                                                     6            0.0

Highest Grade Completed
   No Grade Completed                                        596            3.1
   Elementary Undegraduate                                 2,387           12.5
   Elementary Graduate                                     2,457           12.9
   Highschool Undergraduate                                4,088           21.4
   Highschool Graduate                                     4,570           24.0
   Collge Undergraduate                                    3,555           18.6
   College Graduate                                        1,416            7.4

Relationship to HH head
   Head                                                    2,534           13.3
   Wife/Spouse                                             6,311           33.1
   Son/daughter                                            7,327           38.4
   Brothers/sisters                                          347            1.8
   Son-in-law/daughter-in-law                                622            3.3
   Grandchildren                                             474            2.5
   Father/Mother                                             459            2.4
   Other Relative                                            876            4.6
   Non Relative                                              118            0.6
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Note:    Estimates are preliminary and subject to change.

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

Page last updated:  June 15, 2005