TABLE 3. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP: APRIL 1996 TO APRIL 1997
                                             (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding)

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                                           Apr 1996     Jul 1995      Oct 1996      Jan 1997      Apr 1997
          MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP
                                        Number    %   Number    %   Number    %   Number    %   Number    %
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              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

     Agriculture, Fishery and  Forestry 11,975   43.8 11,668   42.6 11,451   41.7 11,407   41.7 11,601   41.3
     Mining and Quarrying                  122    0.4    127    0.5    115    0.4    128    0.5    134    0.5
     Manufacturing                       2,627    9.6  2,754   10.0  2,756   10.1  2,683    9.8  2,791    9.9
     Electricity, Gas and Water            102    0.4    134    0.5    123    0.5    125    0.5    139    0.5
     Construction                        1,448    5.3  1,583    5.8  1,573    5.7  1,530    5.6  1,677    6.0
     Wholesale and Retail Trade          4,098   15.0  3,938   14.4  4,062   14.8  4,050   14.8  4,154   14.8
     Transportation, Storage and
       Communication                     1,622    6.0  1,637    6.0  1,657    6.0  1,681    6.1  1,768    6.3
     Financing, Insurance, Real
       Estate and Business
       Services                            605    2.2    637    2.3    681    2.5    697    2.5    700    2.5
     Community, Social and
       Personal Services                 4,755   17.4  4,939   18.0  5,019   18.3  5,027   18.4  5,134   18.3
     Industry Not Adequately
       Defined                               3    0.0      4    0.0      5    0.0      6    0.0      7    0.0

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Source: National Statistics Office