TABLE 5  Number and Percent Distribution of Overseas Filipino Workers  by Major Occupation Group and Sex:
         2006 and 2007

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                                                                  2007         |           2006
Major Occupation Group                                     Both   Male  Female |   Both    Male  Female
                                                          Sexes                |  Sexes
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Philippines                                               1,747    890     857    1,515     751     764	
   (In thousands)

Total                                                     100.0  100.0   100.0    100.0   100.0   100.0

 Officials of government and special-interest
   organizations corporate executive, managers,
   managing proprietors and supervisors                     2.6    4.3     0.8      2.7     4.8     0.7
 Professionals                                              8.6    8.8     8.4      8.6     8.1     9.0
 Technicians and associate professionals                    6.3    7.8     4.8      6.8     8.4     5.2
 Clerks                                                     5.6    3.6     7.6      4.3     3.7     4.9
 Service workers and shop and market sales workers         14.3   13.0    15.8     13.8    10.8    16.8
 Farmers, forestry workers and fishermen                    0.4    0.6     0.1      0.4     0.8      -
 Trades and related workers                                13.8   24.9     2.2     14.7    27.4     2.2
 Plant and machine operators and assemblers                13.4   24.4     2.1     13.5    25.0     2.2
 Laborers and unskilled workers                            35.0   12.6    58.3     35.1    10.8    59.0
 Special occupations                                         -      -       -       0.1     0.1      -

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Notes:   Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.
         The estimates cover overseas Filipinos whose departure occurred within the last
            five years and who are working or had worked abroad during the past six months
            (April to September) of the survey period.


Source:  National Statistics Office, 2006 and 2007 Survey on Overseas Filipinos

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