Table 12. Employed Persons by Class of Worker and by Major Industry Group: January 2002 and January 2003
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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| Class of Worker
Total Employed |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------
Major Industry Group | Wage and Salary Workers | Own-Account Workers | Unpaid Family Workers
January 2002 January 2003 | January 2002 January 2003 | January 2002 January 2003 | January 2002 January 2003
Number Percent Number Percent | Number Percent Number Percent | Number Percent Number Percent | Number Percent Number Percent
('000) ('000) | ('000) ('000) | ('000) ('000) | ('000) ('000)
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Philippines 29,705 100.0 30,119 100.0 14,410 100.0 14,506 100.0 11,265 100.0 11,597 100.0 4,030 100.0 4,016 100.0
Agriculture 11,006 37.1 11,146 37.0 2,444 17.0 2,420 16.7 5,648 50.1 5,739 49.5 2,913 72.3 2,986 74.4
Agriculture, hunting
and forestry 9,870 33.2 10,012 33.2 2,167 15.0 2,151 14.8 4,963 44.1 5,049 43.5 2,739 68.0 2,812 70.0
Fishing 1,136 3.8 1,134 3.8 277 1.9 269 1.9 685 6.1 690 5.9 174 4.3 174 4.3
Industry 4,596 15.5 4,560 15.1 3,620 25.1 3,551 24.5 798 7.1 843 7.3 176 4.4 166 4.1
Mining and quarrying 115 0.4 98 0.3 84 0.6 73 0.5 24 0.2 24 0.2 7 0.2 1 0.0
Manufacturing 2,830 9.5 2,767 9.2 2,022 14.0 1,945 13.4 645 5.7 664 5.7 162 4.0 158 3.9
Electricity, gas and water 120 0.4 117 0.4 116 0.8 112 0.8 3 0.0 5 0.0 * 0.0 -
Construction 1,531 5.2 1,578 5.2 1,398 9.7 1,421 9.8 126 1.1 150 1.3 7 0.2 7 0.2
Services 14,104 47.5 14,414 47.9 8,347 57.9 8,533 58.8 4,817 42.8 5,015 43.2 938 23.3 864 21.5
Wholesale and retail trade,
repair of motor vehicles,
motorcycles, and personal
and household goods 5,518 18.6 5,613 18.6 1,582 11.0 1,588 10.9 3,152 28.0 3,303 28.5 784 19.5 721 18.0
Hotels and restaurants 676 2.3 719 2.4 432 3.0 471 3.2 165 1.5 172 1.5 78 1.9 76 1.9
Transport, storage and commu-
nication 2,167 7.3 2,252 7.5 1,159 8.0 1,248 8.6 970 8.6 969 8.4 38 0.9 35 0.9
Financial intermediation 299 1.0 285 0.9 274 1.9 271 1.9 19 0.2 13 0.1 6 0.1 * 0.0
Real estate, renting and business
activities 537 1.8 560 1.9 409 2.8 422 2.9 116 1.0 124 1.1 12 0.3 14 0.3
Public administration and defense,
compulsory social security 1,424 4.8 1,463 4.9 1,422 9.9 1,460 10.1 2 0.0 2 0.0 - - * 0.0
Education 932 3.1 958 3.2 927 6.4 946 6.5 5 0.0 11 0.1 - - 1 0.0
Health and social work 349 1.2 366 1.2 284 2.0 291 2.0 58 0.5 71 0.6 6 0.1 4 0.1
Other community, social and
personal service activities 886 3.0 880 2.9 569 3.9 532 3.7 303 2.7 337 2.9 13 0.3 12 0.3
Private households with employed
persons 1,314 4.4 1,313 4.4 1,287 8.9 1,299 9.0 27 0.2 13 0.1 1 0.0 1 0.0
Extraterritorial organizations
and bodies 2 0.0 5 0.0 2 0.0 5 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
Page last updated: March 17, 2003
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