Table 4.  Employed Persons by Major Occupation Group: October 2002 to October 2003
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                October 2002  |  January 2003  |   April 2003   |   July 2003    |   October 2003
Major Occupation Group         Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent
                               ('000)         | ('000)         | ('000)         | ('000)         | ('000)
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Philippines

Total employed 
  (In thousands)               30,251   100.0   30,119   100.0   30,418   100.0   30,451   100.0   31,524   100.0

Officials of government
  and special interest
  organizations, corporate 
  executives, managers,       
  managing proprietors,
  and supervisors               3,372    11.1    3,385    11.2    3,287    10.8    3,273    10.7    3,649    11.6
Professionals                   1,391     4.6    1,389     4.6    1,368     4.5    1,287     4.2    1,364     4.3
Technicians and associate  
  professionals                   802     2.7      858     2.8      910     3.0      877     2.9      877     2.8
Clerks                          1,306     4.3    1,326     4.4    1,337     4.4    1,443     4.7    1,320     4.2
Service workers and shop 
  and market sales workers      2,621     8.7    2,575     8.5    2,547     8.4    2,857     9.4    2,873     9.1
Farmers, forestry workers,
  and fishermen                 6,284    20.8    6,244    20.7    6,199    20.4    6,347    20.8    6,205    19.7
Trades and related workers      2,964     9.8    2,841     9.4    3,012     9.9    2,986     9.8    2,898     9.2
Plant and machine operators                
  and assemblers                2,181     7.2    2,288     7.6    2,343     7.7    2,392     7.9    2,380     7.5
Laborers and unskilled workers  9,213    30.5    9,087    30.2    9,275    30.5    8,846    29.0    9,830    31.2
Special occupations               118     0.4      127     0.4      140     0.5      141     0.5      125     0.4

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

Notes:   
         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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