Table 11.  Number of Employed Persons by Major Industry Group and Major Occupation Group:
           July 2003

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                                      Officials
                                  of Government   
                                    and Special
                                       Interest Profes- Techni-  Clerks Service Farmers,  Trades   Plant Laborers Special 
                                      Organiza- sionals   cians         Workers Forestry     and     and      and Occupa-     
Major Industry Group         Total       tions,             and             and  Workers Related Machine      Un-   tions
                                      Corporate           Asso-            Shop      and Workers  Opera-  skilled
                                    Executives,           ciate             and  Fisher-            tors  Workers  
                                      Managers,         Profes-          Market      men             and 
                                      Managing          sionals           Sales                   Assem-           
                                    Proprietors                         Workers                    blers          
                                            and
                                    Supervisors 
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Philippines                 29,858        3,243   1,281     858   1,435   2,826    5,965   2,964   2,387    8,758     140

Agriculture                 10,384           92       4       9      18       9    5,940      12      31    4,266       3
  Agriculture, hunting,
    and forestry             9,157           81       4       8      15       7    4,981       7      29    4,023       3 
  Fishing                    1,228           11       1       2       3       2      959       5       3      243       -

Industry                     4,953          348     104      84     156      65       13   2,564     528    1,083       8
  Mining and quarrying         108            1       *       1       1       1        -      45       7       51       -
  Manufacturing              3,026          271      54      67     116      59       12   1,479     475      489       5
  Electricity, gas,
    and water                  103            9       9       6      23       3        -      27      19        6       1
  Construction               1,716           67      41      11      16       2        1   1,013      28      536       2

Services                     9,067          855   1,145     630     885   1,469        5      97   1,725    2,127     124
  Wholesale and retail
    trade, repair of motor
    vehicles, motorcycles,
    and personal and house- 
    hold goods               5,453        1,947      27     134     376   1,284        6     290     103    1,282       4
  Hotels and restaurants       773          183       4      10      63     433        -       8       4       70       -
  Transport, storage
    and communication        2,346          210      19      37      90      91        3      34   1,577      286       *
  Financial intermediation     312           41      30      73     136      11        *       1       2       17       *
  Real estate, renting,
    and business activities    713           84      82     116      98     213        -      21      11       87       1
  Public administration
    and defense, compulsory
    social security          1,355          243     116     141     314     250        1      15      36      126     113
  Education                    865           39     688      38      41      26        1       4       4       23       *
  Health and social work       357            6     151      88      29      68        -       1       2       11       2
  Other community, social,
    and personal service
    activities                 815           50      52     112     112     238        1       8       9      224       8
  Private households
    with employed persons    1,528            -       3      15       1     140        *       6      80    1,282       *
  Extraterritorial organiza-
    tions and bodies             1            *       -       *       1       -        -       -       -        -       -

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

Notes:   *  Estimates for July 2003 are subject to change.
            These exclude the province of Zamboanga Sibugay in Region IX 
            and the provinces of  Sulu and Lanao del Sur in ARMM.
         1/ Starting July 2003, Isabela City (Basilan) is part of Region IX.
         2/ Starting July 2003, Basilan province, which was formerly part 
            of Region IX, is now under ARMM by EO 36.

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