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
         
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