TABLE 4   Employed Persons by Major Industry Group: January 2004 and January 2005 
         (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                                                         January 2005 |          January 2004
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Major Industry Group                                                Number            |      Number
                                                                (Thousands)   Percent |  (Thousands)  Percent
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Philippines                                                         31,277      100.0        31,173     100.0

Agriculture                                                         11,207       35.8        11,024      35.4
    Agriculture, hunting and forestry                                9,791       31.3         9,621      30.9
    Fishing                                                          1,416        4.5         1,403       4.5

Industry                                                             4,961       15.9         5,030      16.1
    Mining and quarrying                                               127        0.4           121       0.4
    Manufacturing                                                    2,986        9.5         3,091       9.9
    Electricity, gas and water                                         127        0.4           110       0.4
    Construction                                                     1,721        5.5         1,708       5.5

Services                                                            15,108       48.3        15,119      48.5
    Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles,
       motorcycles and personal and household goods                  5,825       18.6         5,734      18.4
    Hotels and restaurants                                             828        2.6           822       2.6
    Transport, storage and  communication                            2,518        8.1         2,428       7.8
    Financial Intermediation                                           299        1.0           320       1.0
    Real estate, renting and business activities                       698        2.2           684       2.2
    Public administration and defense, compulsory
           social security                                           1,413        4.5         1,455       4.7
    Education                                                          944        3.0           920       3.0
    Health and social work                                             375        1.2           358       1.1
   Other community, social and personal service activities             752        2.4           866       2.8
   Private households with employed persons                          1,457        4.7         1,531       4.9
   Extra-territorial organizations and bodies                            *        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, January 2004 and January 2005 Labor Force Survey

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