TABLE 3. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP: JANUARY 1997 TO JANUARY 1998

         (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding)

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                                       January 1997       April 1997        July 1997        October 1997       January 1998
        MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP         Number  Percent   Number  Percent   Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number Percent
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            PHILIPPINES

   Total Employed (In thousands)     27,335    100.0   28,105    100.0   27,531    100.0    27,888    100.0    27,693   100.0

     Agriculture, Fishery and  Fore  11,407     41.7   11,601     41.3   10,987     39.9    11,260     40.4    11,035    39.8
     Mining and Quarrying               128      0.5      134      0.5      133      0.5       124      0.4       115     0.4
     Manufacturing                    2,683      9.8    2,791      9.9    2,697      9.8     2,755      9.9     2,704     9.8
     Electricity, Gas and Water         125      0.5      139      0.5      125      0.5       139      0.5       135     0.5
     Construction                     1,530      5.6    1,677      6.0    1,701      6.2     1,641      5.9     1,612     5.8
     Wholesale and Retail Trade       4,050     14.8    4,154     14.8    4,129     15.0     4,219     15.1     4,235    15.3
     Transportation, Storage and
       Communication                  1,681      6.1    1,768      6.3    1,750      6.4     1,769      6.3     1,821     6.6
     Financing, Insurance, Real
       Estate and Business
       Services                         697      2.5      700      2.5      676      2.5       680      2.4       665     2.4
     Community, Social and
       Personal Services              5,027     18.4    5,134     18.3    5,328     19.4     5,296     19.0     5,367    19.4
     Industry Not Adequately
       Defined                            6      0.0        7      0.0        6      0.0         5      0.0         4     0.0

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