Table 3.  Employed Persons by Major Industry Group:  January 2002 to January 2003
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                        January 2002 |   April 2002   |   July 2002    |  October 2002     January 2003
Major Industry Group                  Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent
                                      ('000)         | ('000)         | ('000)         | ('000)         | ('000)
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Philippines                           29,705   100.0   30,186   100.0   30,104   100.0   30,251   100.0   30,119   100.0
																		  			                  
Agriculture                           11,006    37.1   11,025    36.5   11,144    37.0   11,311    37.4   11,146    37.0
   Agriculture, hunting
      and forestry                     9,870    33.2    9,788    32.4   10,019    33.3   10,175    33.6   10,012    33.2
   Fishing                             1,136     3.8    1,237     4.1    1,125     3.7    1,136     3.8    1,134     3.8

Industry                               4,596    15.5    4,820    16.0    4,694    15.6    4,669    15.4    4,560    15.1
   Mining and quarrying                  115     0.4      136     0.5      101     0.3      101     0.3       98     0.3
   Manufacturing                       2,830     9.5    2,904     9.6    2,888     9.6    2,855     9.4    2,767     9.2
   Electricity, gas and water            120     0.4      114     0.4      108     0.4      124     0.4      117     0.4
   Construction                        1,531     5.2    1,666     5.5    1,597     5.3    1,589     5.3    1,578     5.2

Services                              14,104    47.5   14,341    47.5   14,266    47.4   14,271    47.2   14,414    47.9
   Wholesale and retail trade,
      repair of motor vehicles,
      motorcycles, and personal
      and household goods              5,518    18.6    5,773    19.1    5,538    18.4    5,621    18.6    5,613    18.6
   Hotels and restaurants                676     2.3      680     2.3      704     2.3      713     2.4      719     2.4
   Transport, storage and commu-
      nication                         2,167     7.3    2,104     7.0    2,205     7.3    2,171     7.2    2,252     7.5
   Financial intermediation              299     1.0      301     1.0      329     1.1      318     1.1      285     0.9
   Real estate, renting and business
      activities                         537     1.8      552     1.8      525     1.7      560     1.9      560     1.9
   Public administration and defense,
      compulsory social security       1,424     4.8    1,445     4.8    1,439     4.8    1,461     4.8    1,463     4.9
   Education                             932     3.1      913     3.0      956     3.2      939     3.1      958     3.2
   Health and social work                349     1.2      355     1.2      342     1.1      347     1.1      366     1.2
   Other community, social and 
      personal service activities        886     3.0      877     2.9      914     3.0      847     2.8      880     2.9
   Private households with employed 
      persons                          1,314     4.4    1,339     4.4    1,311     4.4    1,289     4.3    1,313     4.4
   Extraterritorial organizations 
      and bodies                           2     0.0        2     0.0        3     0.0        5     0.0        5     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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