TABLE 3. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP:JULY 1996 TO JULY 1997

                               (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding)
                                            (Numbers are in thousands)
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                                       Jul 1996        Oct 1996        Jan 1997        Apr 1997        Jul 1997
     MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP
                                    Number Percent  Number Percent  Number Percent  Number Percent  Number Percent
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         PHILIPPINES

Total Employed (In thousands)       27,419   100.0  27,442   100.0  27,335   100.0  28,105   100.0   27,531  100.0

  Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry 11,668    42.6  11,451    41.7  11,407    41.7  11,601    41.3   10,987   39.9
  Mining and Quarrying                 127     0.5     115     0.4     128     0.5     134     0.5      133    0.5
  Manufacturing                      2,754    10.0   2,756    10.0   2,683     9.8   2,791     9.9    2,697    9.8
  Electricity, Gas and Water           134     0.5     123     0.4     125     0.5     139     0.5      125    0.5
  Construction                       1,583     5.8   1,573     5.7   1,530     5.6   1,677     6.0    1,701    6.2
  Wholesale and Retail Trade         3,938    14.4   4,062    14.8   4,050    14.8   4,154    14.8    4,129   15.0
  Transportation, Storage and
    Communication                    1,637     6.0   1,657     6.0   1,681     6.1   1,768     6.3    1,750    6.4
  Financing, Insurance, Real
    Estate and Business
    Services                           637     2.3     681     2.5     697     2.5     700     2.5      676    2.5
  Community, Social and
    Personal Services                4,939    18.0   5,019    18.3   5,027    18.4   5,134    18.3    5,328   19.4
  Industry Not Adequately
    Defined                              4     0.0       5     0.0       6     0.0       7     0.0        6    0.0

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Source: Labor Force Survey
        Income and Employment Statistics Division
        National Statistics Office