TABLE 4  Employed Persons by Major Industry Group: July 2003 and July 2004
         (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                                            July 2004 |             July 2003
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Major Industry Group                                Number            |      Number
                                               (Thousands)    Percent | (Thousands)   Percent
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Philippines                                         31,270      100.0        30,088     100.0

Agriculture                                         11,303       36.1        10,693      35.5
  Agriculture, hunting, and forestry                 9,933       31.8         9,355      31.1
  Fishing                                            1,370        4.4         1,338       4.4

Industry                                             4,914       15.7         4,940      16.4
  Mining and quarrying                                 112        0.4           110       0.4
  Manufacturing                                      3,043        9.7         3,030      10.1
  Electricity, gas, and water                          110        0.4           101       0.3
  Construction                                       1,650        5.3         1,698       5.6

Services                                            15,053       48.1        14,456      48.0
  Wholesale and retail trade,
    repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles,
    and personal and household goods                 5,813       18.6         5,426      18.0
  Hotels and restaurants                               799        2.6           771       2.6
  Transport, storage, and communication              2,456        7.9         2,337       7.8
  Financial Intermediation                             341        1.1           305       1.0
  Real estate, renting, and business activities        680        2.2           701       2.3
  Public administration and defense,
    compulsory social security                       1,392        4.5         1,356       4.5
  Education                                            957        3.1           872       2.9
  Health and social work                               367        1.2           357       1.2
  Other community, social, and personal
    service activities                                 771        2.5           808       2.7
  Private households with employed persons           1,476        4.7         1,520       5.1
  Extraterritorial organizations and bodies              2        0.0             1       0.0

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Note: Figures were estimated based on the 2000 Census of Population Projections.

Source: National Statistics Office, July 2003 and July 2004 Labor Force Survey

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