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

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          MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP                                 April 2001    |    July 2001    |   October 2001   |   January 2002   |    April 2002
                                                                             |                 |                  |                  |
                                                           Number    Percent | Number  Percent |  Number  Percent |  Number  Percent |  Number   Percent
                                                           ('000)            | ('000)          |  ('000)          |  ('000)          |  ('000)
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         PHILIPPINES                                       29,160     100.0    29,281    100.0    30,085    100.0   29,705     100.0   30,186      100.0

 Agriculture                                               10,915      37.4    10,980     37.5    11,253     37.4   11,006      37.1   11,025       36.5
     Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry                      9,747      33.4     9,839     33.6    10,102     33.6    9,870      33.2    9,788       32.4
     Fishing                                                1,168       4.0     1,141      3.9     1,151      3.8    1,136       3.8    1,237        4.1
 Industry                                                   4,786      16.4     4,701     16.1     4,682     15.6    4,596      15.5    4,820       16.0
     Mining and Quarrying                                      99       0.3        93      0.3       103      0.3      115       0.4      136        0.5
     Manufacturing                                          2,912      10.0     2,934     10.0     2,892      9.6    2,830       9.5    2,904        9.6
     Electricity, Gas and Water                               124       0.4       118      0.4       116      0.4      120       0.4      114        0.4
     Construction                                           1,651       5.7     1,556      5.3     1,571      5.2    1,531       5.2    1,666        5.5
 Services                                                  13,458      46.2    13,600     46.4    14,151     47.0   14,104      47.5   14,341       47.5
     Wholesale & Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles,
        Motorcycles & Personal & Household Goods            5,250      18.0     5,278     18.0     5,526     18.4    5,518      18.6    5,773       19.1
     Hotels and Restaurants                                   656       2.2       649      2.2       700      2.3      676       2.3      680        2.3
     Transport, Storage and  Communication                  2,108       7.2     2,112      7.2     2,171      7.2    2,167       7.3    2,104        7.0
     Financial Intermediation                                 277       0.9       292      1.0       314      1.0      299       1.0      301        1.0
     Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities             506       1.7       533      1.8       534      1.8      537       1.8      552        1.8
     Public Administration & Defense, Compulsory
            Social Security                                 1,402       4.8     1,360      4.6     1,385      4.6    1,424       4.8    1,445        4.8
     Education                                                886       3.0       948      3.2       955      3.2      932       3.1      913        3.0
     Health and Social Work                                   305       1.0       312      1.1       339      1.1      349       1.2      355        1.2
    Other Community, Social & Personal Service Activities     921       3.2       875      3.0       890      3.0      886       3.0      877        2.9
    Private Households with Employed Persons                1,145       3.9     1,237      4.2     1,334      4.4    1,314       4.4    1,339        4.4
    Extra-Territorial Organizations & Bodies                    2       0.0         4      0.0         3      0.0        2       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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