TABLE 3.  EMPLOYED PERSONS BY MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP:  JANUARY 2001  TO JANUARY 2002
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                     MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP                     January 2001   |   April 2001    |      July 2001   |   October 2001   |   January 2002
                                                                             |                 |                  |                  |
                                                           Number    Percent | Number  Percent |  Number  Percent |  Number  Percent | Number   Percent
                                                           ('000)            | ('000)          |  ('000)          | ('000)           | ('000)
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         PHILIPPINES                                        28,096    100.0    29,160    100.0    29,281   100.0    30,085   100.0     29,705    100.0

 Agriculture                                                10,252     36.5    10,915     37.4    10,980    37.5    11,253    37.4     11,006     37.1
     Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry                       9,176     32.7     9,747     33.4     9,839    33.6    10,102    33.6      9,870     33.2
     Fishing                                                 1,076      3.8     1,168      4.0     1,141     3.9     1,151     3.8      1,136      3.8
 Industry                                                    4,682     16.7     4,786     16.4     4,701    16.1     4,682    15.6      4,596     15.5
     Mining and Quarrying                                      118      0.4        99      0.3        93     0.3       103     0.3        115      0.4
     Manufacturing                                           2,885     10.3     2,912     10.0     2,934    10.0     2,892     9.6      2,830      9.5
     Electricity, Gas and Water                                116      0.4       124      0.4       118     0.4       116     0.4        120      0.4
     Construction                                            1,563      5.6     1,651      5.7     1,556     5.3     1,571     5.2      1,531      5.2
 Services                                                   13,161     46.8    13,458     46.2    13,600    46.4    14,151    47.0     14,104     47.5
     Wholesale & Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles,
        Motorcycles & Personal & Household Goods             4,964     17.7     5,250     18.0     5,278    18.0     5,526    18.4      5,518     18.6
     Hotels and Restaurants                                    668      2.4       656      2.2       649     2.2       700     2.3        676      2.3
     Transport, Storage and  Communication                   2,081      7.4     2,108      7.2     2,112     7.2     2,171     7.2      2,167      7.3
     Financial Intermediation                                  285      1.0       277      0.9       292     1.0       314     1.0        299      1.0
     Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities              490      1.7       506      1.7       533     1.8       534     1.8        537      1.8
     Public Administration & Defense, Compulsory
            Social Security                                  1,380      4.9     1,402      4.8     1,360     4.6     1,385     4.6      1,424      4.8
     Education                                                 892      3.2       886      3.0       948     3.2       955     3.2        932      3.1
     Health and Social Work                                    301      1.1       305      1.0       312     1.1       339     1.1        349      1.2
    Other Community, Social & Personal Service Activities      939      3.3      921       3.2       875     3.0       890     3.0        886      3.0
    Private Households with Employed Persons                 1,154      4.1    1,145       3.9     1,237     4.2     1,334     4.4      1,314      4.4
    Extra-Territorial Organizations & Bodies                    7       0.0        2       0.0         4     0.0         3     0.0          2      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
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