TABLE 4. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY MAJOR OCCUPATION GROUP: APRIL 2001 TO APRIL 2002
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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Apr 2001 | Jul 2001 | Oct 2001 | Jan 2002 | Apr 2002
MAJOR OCCUPATION GROUP Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent
('000) | ('000) | ('000) | ('000) | ('000)
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PHILIPPINES
Total Employed (In thousands) 29,160 100.0 29,281 100.0 30,085 100.0 29,705 100.0 30,186 100.0
Officials of Government and Special Interest
Organizations, Corporate Executives,
Managers, Managing Proprietors and
Supervisors 2,844 9.8 2,965 10.1 3,090 10.3 3,072 10.3 3,175 10.5
Professionals 1,289 4.4 1,327 4.5 1,390 4.6 1,401 4.7 1,367 4.5
Technicians and Associate Professionals 760 2.6 753 2.6 754 2.5 776 2.6 850 2.8
Clerks 1,332 4.6 1,299 4.4 1,326 4.4 1,314 4.4 1,335 4.4
Service Workers and Shop and Market
Sales Workers 2,580 8.8 2,494 8.5 2,720 9.0 2,709 9.1 2,677 8.9
Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen 6,390 21.9 6,397 21.8 6,345 21.1 6,266 21.1 6,170 20.4
Trades and Related Workers 3,106 10.7 3,055 10.4 3,045 10.1 2,962 10.0 3,107 10.3
Plant and Machine Operators and
Assemblers 2,275 7.8 2,298 7.8 2,278 7.6 2,194 7.4 2,147 7.1
Laborers and Unskilled Workers 8,437 28.9 8,559 29.2 9,003 29.9 8,888 29.9 9,227 30.6
Special Occupations 147 0.5 134 0.5 133 0.4 122 0.4 130 0.4
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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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