Table A.  Results of the July 2006 Labor Force Survey in the Philippines
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                                           |        July  2006          July  2005
 Selected variables                                        |---------------------------------------------
                                                           |  Number      Percent |  Number      Percent
                                                           |  ('000)              |  ('000)
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Employed persons                                             33,257         100.0   32,522         100.0


Hours worked

  Working:
     Less than 40 hours                                      11,866          35.7   11,887          36.6
     40 hours and over                                       20,959          63.0   20,240          62.2
  Did not work                                                  433           1.3      394           1.2
  Mean Hours Worked                                            41.9                  41.3

Class of worker

  Wage and Salary                                            17,523          52.7   16,303          50.1
   Own-account                                               11,916          35.8   12,134          37.3
   Unpaid Family Worker                                       3,818          11.5    4,084          12.6

Occupation

  Officials of Government & Special Interest Organizations,
     Corporate Executives, Managers, Managing Proprietors
     and Supervisors                                           3,978         12.0    3,751          11.5
  Professionals                                                1,413          4.2    1,421           4.4
  Technicians and Associate Professionals                        911          2.7      827           2.5
  Clerks                                                       1,547          4.7    1,484           4.6
  Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers            3,132          9.4    2,963           9.1
  Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen                      6,116         18.4    6,279          19.3
  Trades and Related Workers                                   2,797          8.4    2,836           8.7
  Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers                   2,487          7.5    2,430           7.5
  Laborers and Unskilled Workers                              10,738         32.3   10,396          32.0
  Special Occupations                                            140          0.4      135           0.4

Industry sector

Agriculture                                                   11,841         35.6   11,990           36.9
  Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry                           10,415         31.3   10,595           32.6
  Fishing                                                      1,426          4.3    1,395            4.3
Industry                                                       5,009         15.1    4,999           15.4
  Mining and Quarrying                                           134          0.4      111            0.3
  Manufacturing                                                3,070          9.2    3,068            9.4
  Electricity, Gas and Water                                     114          0.3      111            0.3
  Construction                                                 1,691          5.1    1,709            5.3
Services                                                      16,407         49.3   15,534           47.8
  Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles,
          Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods         6,397         19.2    6,064           18.6
  Hotels and Restaurants                                         873          2.6      859            2.6
  Transport, Storage and  Communication                        2,470          7.4    2,419            7.4
  Financial Intermediation                                       347          1.0      358            1.1
  Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities                   806          2.4      715            2.2
  Public Administration & Defense, Compulsory Social Security  1,552          4.7    1,497            4.6
  Education                                                      994          3.0    1,005            3.1
  Health and Social Work                                         367          1.1      380            1.2
  Other Community, Social & Personal Service Activities          824          2.5      714            2.2
  Private Households with Employed Persons                     1,776          5.3    1,521            4.7
  Extra-Territorial Organizations & Bodies                         1          0.0        2            0.0

Underemployed persons                                          7,823         23.5    6,660           20.5

   Worked less than 40 hours                                   4,427         13.3    4,090           12.6
   Worked 40 hours and over                                    3,245          9.8    2,433            7.5
   Did not work                                                  151          0.5      138            0.4

Unemployed persons                                             2,908          8.0    2,715            7.7

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

Notes:
         1/ - Starting July 2003, Isabela City (Basilan) is part of Region IX.
         2/ - Starting July 2003, Basilan province, which was formerly part of Region IX, is now under ARMM by EO 36.
         Estimates for July 2006 are preliminary results and are subject to change.

Page last updated:  September 15, 2006
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