Table 9.  Unemployed Persons Looking for Work by
          Number of Weeks Looking for Work: January 2006 
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
          (In thousands)

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Number of Weeks Looking for Work         Number | Percent

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Philippines                               1,381     100.0

less than 4                                 649      47.0
4 - 9                                       467      33.8
10 - 19                                     154      11.1
20 - 29                                      49       3.6
30 and over                                  62       4.5

Mean weeks looking for work                 7.5

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Note:    Estimates for January 2006 are preliminary and subject to change.

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

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