Table 12. Employed Persons by Class of Worker and by Major Industry Group:
July 2002 and July 2003
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| Class of Worker
Total Employed |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
Major Industry Group | Wage and Salary Workers | Own-Account Workers | Unpaid Family Workers
July 2002 | July 2003 | July 2002 | July 2003 | July 2002 | July 2003 | July 2002 | July 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 30,104 100.0 29,858 100.0 14,871 100.0 16,088 100.0 11,306 100.0 10,637 100.0 3,927 100.0 3,131 100.0
Agriculture 11,144 37.0 10,384 34.8 2,520 16.9 2,876 17.9 5,726 50.6 5,175 48.7 2,899 73.8 2,333 74.5
Agriculture, hunting
and forestry 10,019 33.3 9,157 30.7 2,241 15.1 2,512 15.6 5,059 44.7 4,455 41.9 2,719 69.2 2,190 69.9
Fishing 1,125 3.7 1,228 4.1 279 1.9 364 2.3 667 5.9 720 6.8 180 4.6 143 4.6
Industry 4,694 15.6 4,953 16.6 3,735 25.1 4,012 24.9 801 7.1 803 7.5 158 4.0 138 4.4
Mining and quarrying 101 0.3 108 0.4 74 0.5 62 0.4 23 0.2 39 0.4 4 0.1 7 0.2
Manufacturing 2,888 9.6 3,026 10.1 2,084 14.0 2,288 14.2 652 5.8 613 5.8 151 3.8 125 4.0
Electricity, gas, and water 108 0.4 103 0.3 105 0.7 100 0.6 3 0.0 2 0.0 - - - -
Construction 1,597 5.3 1,716 5.7 1,472 9.9 1,561 9.7 123 1.1 149 1.4 3 0.1 6 0.2
Services 14,266 47.4 14,520 48.6 8,616 57.9 9,201 11.2 4,779 42.3 4,659 43.8 871 22.2 660 21.1
Wholesale and retail trade,
repair of motor vehicles,
motorcycles, and personal
and household goods 5,538 18.4 5,453 18.3 1,608 10.8 1,796 11.2 3,215 28.4 3,116 29.3 715 18.2 541 17.3
Hotels and restaurants 704 2.3 773 2.6 464 3.1 541 3.4 166 1.5 158 1.5 74 1.9 73 2.3
Transport, storage,
and communication 2,205 7.3 2,346 7.9 1,243 8.4 1,410 8.8 922 8.2 911 8.6 40 1.0 26 0.8
Financial intermediation 329 1.1 312 1.0 307 2.1 298 1.8 20 0.2 13 0.1 2 0.1 1 0.0
Real estate, renting
and business activities 525 1.7 713 2.4 430 2.9 607 3.8 86 0.8 100 0.9 9 0.2 7 0.2
Public administration
and defense, compulsory
social security 1,439 4.8 1,355 4.5 1,436 9.7 1,351 8.4 3 0.0 4 0.0 * - - -
Education 956 3.2 865 2.9 944 6.3 857 5.3 10 0.1 8 0.1 2 - - -
Health and social work 342 1.1 357 1.2 283 1.9 307 1.9 54 0.5 47 0.4 5 0.1 3 0.1
Other community, social,
and personal service
activities 914 3.0 815 2.7 599 4.0 527 3.3 293 2.6 281 2.6 22 0.6 8 0.3
Private households
with employed persons 1,311 4.4 1,528 5.1 1,299 8.7 1,506 9.4 10 0.1 21 0.2 2 0.1 1 0.0
Extraterritorial organizations
and bodies 3 0.0 1 0.0 3 0.0 1 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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Source: Income and Employment Statistics Division, Labor Force Survey
Household Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes: * - less than 500
* Estimates exclude the province of Sibugay in Region IX and the provinces of Sulu
and Lanao Sur in ARMM
Page last updated: October 16, 2003
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