Table 10. Unemployed Persons 15 Years Old and Over Who were Not  Looking for Work,
          by Reason for Not Looking for Work:  April 2005 and April 2006 
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                     |       Number      |     Percent
Reasons for Not Looking for Work     |    (in thousand)  |
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                                     |   2006 |   2005   |   2006 |   2005
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Philippines                             1,558    1,532      100.0    100.0

Tired/believed no work available          607      656       39.0     42.8
Awaiting results of previous
     job application                      359      349       23.0     22.8
Temporary illness/disability              193      183       12.4     11.9
Bad weather                                 5        5        0.3      0.3
Waiting for rehire/job recall             394      339       25.3     22.1

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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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