Table 3.  Employed Persons By Major Industry Group:  January 2003 to January 2004
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding)

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                                   January 2003  |    April 2003   |    July 2003    |  October 2003   |   January 2004
Major Industry Group              Number Percent |  Number Percent |  Number Percent |  Number Percent |  Number  Percent
                                  ('000)         |  ('000)         |  ('000)         |  ('000)         |  ('000)
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Philippines                       30,119   100.0    30,418   100.0    30,451   100.0    31,553   100.0    31,522    100.0
 
Agriculture                       11,150    37.0    11,155    36.7    10,831    35.6    11,741    37.2    11,145     35.4
  Agriculture, hunting,
    and forestry                  10,017    33.3     9,970    32.8     9,495    31.2    10,341    32.8     9,747     30.9
  Fishing                          1,133     3.8     1,185     3.9     1,336     4.4     1,400     4.4     1,398      4.4

Industry                           4,582    15.2     4,860    16.0     4,970    16.3     4,948    15.7     5,048     16.0
  Mining and quarrying                99     0.3       105     0.3       112     0.4       101     0.3       122      0.4
  Manufacturing                    2,781     9.2     2,892     9.5     3,044    10.0     3,046     9.7     3,107      9.9
  Electricity, gas, and water        117     0.4       116     0.4       102     0.3       113     0.4       110      0.3
  Construction                     1,585     5.3     1,747     5.7     1,712     5.6     1,688     5.3     1,709      5.4

Services                          14,388    47.8    14,405    47.4    14,648    48.1    14,865    47.1    15,328     48.6
  Wholesale and retail trade,
    repair of motor vehicles,
    motorcycles, and personal
    and household goods            5,599    18.6     5,636    18.5     5,509    18.1     5,661    17.9     5,835     18.5
  Hotels and restaurants             719     2.4       709     2.3       780     2.6       793     2.5       832      2.6
  Transport, storage and commu-
    nication                       2,248     7.5     2,287     7.5     2,354     7.7     2,352     7.5     2,433      7.7
  Financial intermediation           285     0.9       286     0.9       311     1.0       329     1.0       326      1.0
  Real estate, renting,
    and business activities          562     1.9       563     1.9       715     2.3       716     2.3       697      2.2
  Public administration
    and defense, compulsory
    social security                1,432     4.8     1,466     4.8     1,378     4.5     1,382     4.4     1,475      4.7
  Education                          968     3.2       934     3.1       886     2.9       915     2.9       939      3.0
  Health and social work             378     1.3       371     1.2       364     1.2       370     1.2       366      1.2
  Other community, social
    and personal service
    activities                       876     2.9       901     3.0       817     2.7       851     2.7       879      2.8
  Private households with
    employed persons               1,316     4.4     1,251     4.1     1,533     5.0     1,494     4.7     1,544      4.9
  Extraterritorial organizations  
    and bodies                         5     0.0         1     0.0         1     0.0         2     0.0       2.0      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:
         Estimates for January 2004 are preliminary results and are subject to change.

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