TABLE 12.   EMPLOYED PERSON BY CLASS OF WORKER AND BY MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP: JANUARY 1997 AND JANUARY 1998

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       MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP                     TOTAL EMPLOYED            |          WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS                  OWN-ACCOUNT WORKERS                   UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
                                     Jan                 Jan              |   Jan                 Jan                 Jan                 Jan                 Jan                 Jan
                                     1997   Percent      1998   Percent   |   1997   Percent      1998   Percent      1997   Percent      1998   Percent      1997   Percent      1998   Percent
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        PHILIPPINES                  27,335     100.0    27,693     100.0    12,975     100.0    13,444     100.0    10,327     100.0    10,469     100.0     4,033     100.0     3,781     100.0

  Agriculture,Fishery and Forestry   11,407      41.7    11,035      39.8     2,343      18.1     2,357      17.5     5,803      56.2     5,715      54.6     3,261      80.9     2,965      78.4
   Mining and Quarrying                 128       0.5       115       0.4       103       0.8        87       0.6        21       0.2        26       0.2         4       0.1         2       0.1
   Manufacturing                      2,683       9.8     2,704       9.8     1,943      15.0     1,937      14.4       602       5.8       610       5.8       137       3.4       157       4.2
   Electricity, Gas and Water           125       0.5       135       0.5       118       0.9       129       1.0         6       0.1         6       0.1         1       0.0         1       0.0
   Construction                       1,530       5.6     1,612       5.8     1,377      10.6     1,462      10.9       149       1.4       145       1.4         3       0.1         5       0.1
   Wholesale and Retail Trade         4,050      14.8     4,235      15.3     1,093       8.4     1,202       8.9     2,438      23.6     2,507      23.9       519      12.9       526      13.9
   Transportation, Storage and
     Communication                    1,681       6.1     1,821       6.6       996       7.7     1,073       8.0       654       6.3       718       6.9        31       0.8        30       0.8
   Financing, Insurance, Real
    Estate and Business Services        697       2.5       665       2.4       609       4.7       598       4.4        83       0.8        63       0.6         6       0.1         4       0.1
   Community, Social and
     Personal Services                5,027      18.4     5,367      19.4     4,387      33.8     4,598      34.2       569       5.5       677       6.5        70       1.7        92       2.4
  Industry Not Adequately Defined         6       0.0         4       0.0         6       0.0         3       0.0         *         *         1       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