Table 5.  Employed Persons by Class of Worker: October 2002 to October 2003
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                  Oct 2002     |    Jan 2003     |    Apr 2003     |    Jul 2003     |    Oct 2003
Class of Worker                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

     Wage and salary workers   14,620     48.3   14,499     48.1   14,635     48.1  16,214      53.2   16,077     51.0

     Own-account workers       11,646     38.5   11,602     38.5   11,654     38.3  11,015      36.2   11,701     37.1

     Unpaid family workers      3,984     13.2    4,018     13.3    4,128     13.6   3,222      10.6    3,746     11.9

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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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