TABLE 12.  EMPLOYED PERSONS BY CLASS OF WORKER AND BY MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP:  APRIL  2001 AND APRIL 2002
           (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                                                   TOTAL EMPLOYED         |                                         CLASS OF WORKER
                                                                                          |    WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS     |      OWN-ACCOUNT WORKERS       |    UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
                       MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP                 April  Percent  April Percent | April  Percent  April  Percent | April  Percent  April  Percent | April Percent  April  Percent
                                                            2001            2002          |  2001           2002           | 2001            2002           | 2001           2002
                                                            ('000)          ('000)        | ('000)          ('000)         | ('000)          ('000)         | ('000)         ('000)
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        PHILIPPINES                                         29,160  100.0  30,186  100.0   14,245   100.0   14,711  100.0   10,860   100.0  11,379  100.0     4,056  100.0  4,096   100.0

Agriculture                                                 10,915   37.4  11,025   36.5    2,460    17.3    2,600   17.7    5,448    50.2   5,567   48.9     3,006   74.1  2,858    69.8
    Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry                        9,747   33.4   9,788   32.4    2,143    15.0    2,285   15.5    4,771    43.9   4,827   42.4     2,833   69.8  2,676    65.3
    Fishing                                                  1,168    4.0   1,237    4.1      317     2.2      315    2.1      677     6.2     740    6.5       173    4.3    182     4.4
Industry                                                     4,786   16.4   4,820   16.0    3,745    26.3    3,760   25.6      857     7.9     862    7.6       183    4.5    199     4.9
    Mining and Quarrying                                        99    0.3     136    0.5       75     0.5       92    0.6       17     0.2      29    0.3         7    0.2     16     0.4
    Manufacturing                                            2,912    10.0  2,904    9.6    2,047    14.4    2,037   13.8      698     6.4     689    6.1       166    4.1    178     4.3
    Electricity, Gas and Water                                 124    0.4     114    0.4      121     0.8      111    0.8        3     0.0       3    0.0         -    0.0      *     0.0
    Construction                                             1,651    5.7   1,666    5.5    1,502    10.5    1,520   10.3      139     1.3     141    1.2        10    0.2      5     0.1
Services                                                    13,458   46.2  14,341   47.5    8,038    56.4    8,351   56.8    4,555    41.9   4,949   43.5       866   21.4  1,041    25.4
    Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles,
            Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods     5,250   18.0   5,773   19.1    1,516    10.6    1,568   10.7   3,036     28.0  3,331    29.3       699   17.2    874    21.3
    Hotels and Restaurants                                     656    2.2     680    2.3      401     2.8      454    3.1     166      1.5    152     1.3        89    2.2     74     1.8
    Transport, Storage and  Communication                    2,108    7.2   2,104    7.0    1,192     8.4    1,129    7.7     874      8.0    930     8.2        42    1.0     45     1.1
    Financial Intermediation                                   277    0.9     301    1.0      256     1.8      282    1.9      20      0.2     13     0.1         2    0.0      5     0.1
    Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities               506    1.7     552    1.8      391     2.7      432    2.9     103      0.9    107     0.9        12    0.3     14     0.3
    Public Administration & Defense, Compulsory
           Social Security                                   1,402    4.8   1,445    4.8    1,399     9.8    1,437    9.8       2      0.0      6     0.1         *    0.0      2     0.0
    Education                                                  886    3.0     913    3.0      871     6.1      901    6.1      14      0.1     10     0.1         2    0.0      1     0.0
    Health and Social Work                                     305    1.0     355    1.2      262     1.8      283    1.9      40      0.4     65     0.6         3    0.1      7     0.2
   Other Community, Social & Personal Service Activities       921    3.2     877    2.9      619     4.3      540    3.7     287      2.6    321     2.8        15    0.4     17     0.4
   Private Households with Employed Persons                  1,145    3.9   1,339    4.4    1,130     7.9    1,323    9.0      13      0.1     14     0.1         2    0.0      2     0.0
   Extra-Territorial Organizations & Bodies                      2    0.0       2    0.0        1     0.0        2    0.0       -      0.0      -       -         -      -      -       -

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* - less than 500

Source:  Labor Force Survey
         Income and Employment Statistics Division
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines
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