TABLE 4. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY MAJOR OCCUPATION GROUP: JULY 2001 TO JULY 2002
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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Jul 2001 Oct 2001 Jan 2002 Apr 2002 Jul 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) 29,281 100.0 30,085 100.0 29,705 100.0 30,186 100.0 30,104 100.0
Officials of Government and Special Interest
Organizations, Corporate Executives,
Managers, Managing Proprietors and
Supervisors 2,965 10.1 3,090 10.3 3,072 10.3 3,175 10.5 3,248 10.8
Professionals 1,327 4.5 1,390 4.6 1,401 4.7 1,367 4.5 1,381 4.6
Technicians and Associate Professionals 753 2.6 754 2.5 776 2.6 850 2.8 846 2.8
Clerks 1,299 4.4 1,326 4.4 1,314 4.4 1,335 4.4 1,373 4.6
Service Workers and Shop and Market
Sales Workers 2,494 8.5 2,720 9.0 2,709 9.1 2,67 8.9 2,625 8.7
Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen 6,397 21.8 6,345 21.1 6,266 21.1 6,170 20.4 6,241 20.7
Trades and Related Workers 3,055 10.4 3,045 10.1 2,962 10.0 3,107 10.3 2,937 9.8
Plant and Machine Operators and
Assemblers 2,298 7.8 2,278 7.6 2,194 7.4 2,147 7.1 2,266 7.5
Laborers and Unskilled Workers 8,559 29.2 9,003 29.9 8,888 29.9 9,227 30.6 9,061 30.1
Special Occupations 134 0.5 133 0.4 122 0.4 130 0.4 126 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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