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

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                                                                         October 2004 |          October 2003
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Major Industry Group                                                Number            |      Number
                                                                (Thousands)   Percent |  (Thousands)  Percent
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 Philippines                                                        31,377      100.0        31,182     100.0

 Agriculture                                                        11,628       37.1        11,597      37.2

     Agriculture, hunting and forestry                              10,256       32.7        10,193      32.7
     Fishing                                                         1,372        4.4         1,404       4.5

 Industry                                                            4,864       15.5         4,916      15.8

     Mining and quarrying                                               94        0.3            99       0.3
     Manufacturing                                                   3,012        9.6         3,031       9.7
     Electricity, gas and water                                        120        0.4           112       0.4
     Construction                                                    1,637        5.2         1,673       5.4

 Services                                                           14,884       47.4        14,669      47.0

     Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles,
        motorcycles and personal and household goods                 5,703       18.2         5,580      17.9
     Hotels and restaurants                                            790        2.5           785       2.5
     Transport, storage and  communication                           2,437        7.8         2,334       7.5
     Financial Intermediation                                          293        0.9           323       1.0
     Real estate, renting and business activities                      689        2.2           701       2.2
     Public administration and defense, compulsory
        social security                                              1,427        4.5         1,358       4.4
     Education                                                         942        3.0           900       2.9
     Health and social work                                            353        1.1           364       1.2
     Other community, social and personal service activities           798        2.5           840       2.7
     Private households with employed persons                        1,450        4.6         1,482       4.8
     Extra-territorial organizations and bodies                          1        0.0             2       0.0

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Notes:
Figures were estimated based on the 2000 Census of Population Projections.
* Less than 500

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

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