TABLE 3.  EMPLOYED PERSONS BY MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP: JULY 1997 TO JULY 1998
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding)

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

       Total Employed (In thousands)         27,531    100.0    27,888    100.0    27,689   100.0    27,837    100.0   27,856    100.0

     Agriculture, Fishery and  Forestry      10,987     39.9    11,260     40.4    11,020    39.8    10,434     37.5   11,006     39.5
     Mining and Quarrying                       133      0.5       124      0.4       116     0.4       130      0.5      128      0.5
     Manufacturing                            2,697      9.8     2,755      9.9     2,705     9.8     2,827     10.2    2,646      9.5
     Electricity, Gas and Water                 125      0.5       139      0.5       134     0.5       145      0.5      151      0.5
     Construction                             1,701      6.2     1,641      5.9     1,614     5.8     1,701      6.1    1,595      5.7
     Wholesale and Retail Trade               4,129     15.0     4,219     15.1     4,237    15.3     4,440     15.9    4,241     15.2
     Transportation, Storage and
       Communication                          1,750      6.4     1,769      6.3     1,821     6.6     1,859      6.7    1,831      6.6
     Financing, Insurance, Real
       Estate and Business
       Services                                 676      2.5       680      2.4       665     2.4       659      2.4      671      2.4
     Community, Social and
       Personal Services                      5,328     19.4     5,296     19.0     5,374    19.4     5,632     20.2    5,584     20.0
     Industry Not Adequately                                                                                             
       Defined                                    6      0.0         5      0.0         4     0.0         9      0.0        3      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