Table 3.  Employed Persons by Major Industry Group: April 2003  to April 2004
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                    April 2003        July 2003        October 2003      January 2004       April 2004
Major Industry Group              Number Percent |  Number Percent |  Number Percent |  Number Percent |  Number  Percent
                                  ('000)         |  ('000)         |  ('000)         |  ('000)         |  ('000)
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Philippines                       30,418   100.0    30,451   100.0    31,553   100.0    31,547   100.0    31,520    100.0

Agriculture                       11,155    36.7    10,831    35.6    11,741    37.2    11,174    35.4    11,079     35.1
  Agriculture, hunting,
    and forestry                   9,970    32.8     9,495    31.2    10,341    32.8     9,775    31.0     9,737     30.9
  Fishing                          1,185     3.9     1,336     4.4     1,400     4.4     1,399     4.4     1,342      4.3

Industry                           4,860    16.0     4,970    16.3     4,948    15.7     5,050    16.0     5,139     16.3
  Mining and quarrying               105     0.3       112     0.4       101     0.3       123     0.4       139      0.4
  Manufacturing                    2,892     9.5     3,044    10.0     3,046     9.7     3,104     9.8     3,070      9.7
  Electricity, gas, and water        116     0.4       102     0.3       113     0.4       110     0.3       137      0.4
  Construction                     1,747     5.7     1,712     5.6     1,688     5.3     1,713     5.4     1,793      5.7

Services                          14,405    47.4    14,648    48.1    14,865    47.1    15,322    48.6    15,304     48.6
  Wholesale and retail trade,
    repair of motor vehicles,
    motorcycles, and personal
    and household goods            5,636    18.5     5,509    18.1     5,661    17.9     5,823    18.5     5,980     19.0
  Hotels and restaurants             709     2.3       780     2.6       793     2.5       830     2.6       792      2.5
  Transport, storage and commu-
    nication                       2,287     7.5     2,354     7.7     2,352     7.5     2,436     7.7     2,359      7.5
  Financial intermediation           286     0.9       311     1.0       329     1.0       327     1.0       339      1.1
  Real estate, renting,
    and business activities          563     1.9       715     2.3       716     2.3       697     2.2       670      2.1
  Public administration
    and defense, compulsory
    social security                1,466     4.8     1,378     4.5     1,382     4.4     1,478     4.7     1,623      5.1
  Education                          934     3.1       886     2.9       915     2.9       937     3.0       881      2.8
  Health and social work             371     1.2       364     1.2       370     1.2       365     1.2       341      1.1
  Other community, social
    and personal service
    activities                       901     3.0       817     2.7       851     2.7       879     2.8       870      2.8
  Private households with
    employed persons               1,251     4.1     1,533     5.0     1,494     4.7     1,548     4.9     1,448      4.6
  Extraterritorial organizations
    and bodies                         1     0.0         1     0.0         2     0.0         2     0.0         1      0.0

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

Notes:
         Estimates for April 2004 are preliminary results and are subject to change.

Page last updated:  June 15, 2004
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