Table 9.  Unemployed Persons Looking for Work by
          Number of Weeks Looking for Work: April 2005 and April 2006 
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
          (In thousands)

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                                     |       Number      |     Percent
Number of Weeks Looking for Work     |    (in thousand)  |
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                                     |   2006 |   2005   |   2006 |   2005
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Philippines                             1,373    1,377      100.0    100.0

less than 4 weeks                         765      809       55.7     58.8
4 - 9 weeks                               430      383       31.3     27.8
10 - 19 weeks                             112      110        8.2      8.0
20 - 29 weeks                              39       34        2.8      2.5
30 and over weeks                          26       41        1.9      3.0

Mean Weeks Looking for Work               5.4      5.7

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Note:    Estimates for April 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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