TABLE 5.

EMPLOYED PERSONS BY CLASS OF WORKERS: APRIL 1996 TO APRIL 1997

(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding)

============================================================================================================================================
Apr 1996 Jul 1996 Oct 1996 Jan 1997 Apr 1997
CLASS OF WORKER
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PHILIPPINES

Total Employed (In thousands) 27,358 100.0 27,419 100.0 27,442 100.0 27,335 100.0 28,105 100.0

Wage and Salary Workers 12,395 45.3 12,934 47.2 13,097 47.7 12,975 47.5 13,386 47.6

Own-Account Workers 10,367 37.9 10,395 37.9 10,297 37.5 10,327 37.8 10,416 37.1

Unpaid Family Workers 4,595 16.8 4,090 14.9 4,049 14.8 4,033 14.8 4,302 15.3

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source: National Statistics Office