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

====================================================================================================================================================================
                   MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP                        July 2001       |   October 2001     |   January 2002      |   April 2002       |   July 2002
                                                                               |                    |                     |                    |
                                                             Number   Percent  |  Number   Percent  |  Number   Percent   |  Number   Percent  |  Number   Percent
                                                             ('000)            |  ('000)            |  ('000)             |  ('000)            |  ('000)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         PHILIPPINES                                         29,281     100.0      30,085    100.0      29,705    100.0       30,186    100.0     30,104     100.0

 Agriculture                                                  10,980     37.5      11,253     37.4      11,006     37.1       11,025     36.5      11,144     37.0
     Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry                        9,839      33.6      10,102     33.6       9,870     33.2        9,788     32.4     10,019      33.3
     Fishing                                                  1,141       3.9       1,151      3.8       1,136      3.8        1,237      4.1      1,125       3.7
 Industry                                                      4,701     16.1       4,682     15.6       4,596     15.5        4,820     16.0       4,694     15.6
     Mining and Quarrying                                        93       0.3         103      0.3         115      0.4          136      0.5        101       0.3
     Manufacturing                                            2,934      10.0       2,892      9.6       2,830      9.5        2,904      9.6      2,888       9.6
     Electricity, Gas and Water                                 118       0.4         116      0.4         120      0.4          114      0.4        108       0.4
     Construction                                             1,556       5.3       1,571      5.2       1,531      5.2        1,666      5.5      1,597       5.3
 Services                                                     13,600     46.4      14,151     47.0      14,104     47.5       14,341     47.5      14,266     47.4
     Wholesale & Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles,
        Motorcycles & Personal & Household Goods              5,278      18.0       5,526     18.4       5,518     18.6        5,773     19.1      5,538      18.4
     Hotels and Restaurants                                     649       2.2         700      2.3         676      2.3          680      2.3        704       2.3
     Transport, Storage and  Communication                    2,112       7.2       2,171      7.2       2,167      7.3        2,104      7.0      2,205       7.3
     Financial Intermediation                                   292       1.0         314      1.0         299      1.0          301      1.0        329       1.1
     Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities               533       1.8         534      1.8         537      1.8          552      1.8        525       1.7
     Public Administration & Defense, Compulsory
            Social Security                                   1,360       4.6       1,385      4.6       1,424      4.8        1,445      4.8      1,439       4.8
     Education                                                  948       3.2         955      3.2         932      3.1          913      3.0        956       3.2
     Health and Social Work                                     312       1.1         339      1.1         349      1.2          355      1.2        342       1.1
    Other Community, Social & Personal Service Activities       875       3.0         890      3.0         886      3.0          877      2.9        914       3.0
    Private Households with Employed Persons                  1,237       4.2       1,334      4.4       1,314      4.4        1,339      4.4      1,311       4.4
    Extra-Territorial Organizations & Bodies                      4       0.0           3      0.0           2      0.0            2      0.0          3       0.0

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Source:  Labor Force Survey
         Income and Employment Statistics Division
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines
Related press release | Labor force statistics index