TABLE 5 Employed Persons by Major Occupation 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
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives,
managers, managing proprietors,
and supervisors 3,693 11.8 3,210 10.7
Professionals 1,340 4.3 1,265 4.2
Technicians and associate professionals 884 2.8 862 2.9
Clerks 1,359 4.3 1,424 4.7
Service workers and shop and market
sales workers 2,820 9.0 2,829 9.4
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen 5,828 18.6 6,262 20.8
Trades and related workers 2,812 9.0 2,963 9.8
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 2,408 7.7 2,385 7.9
Laborers and unskilled workers 9,998 32.0 8,749 29.1
Special occupations 127 0.4 140 0.5
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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
Page last updated: May 22, 2008
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