Table 3.  Employed Persons by Major Industry Group:  January 2004  to January 2005
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                   January 2004  |    April 2004   |    July 2004    |  October 2004   |   January 2005*
Major Industry Group              Number Percent |  Number Percent |  Number Percent |  Number Percent |  Number  Percent
                                  ('000)         |  ('000)         |  ('000)         |  ('000)         |  ('000)
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Philippines                       31,547   100.0    31,533   100.0    31,632   100.0    31,741   100.0    31,634    100.0

 Agriculture                      11,174    35.4    11,113    35.2    11,450    36.2    11,785    37.1    11,359     35.9
   Agriculture, hunting
      and forestry                 9,775    31.0     9,775    31.0    10,082    31.9    10,420    32.8     9,949     31.5
   Fishing                         1,399     4.4     1,338     4.2     1,368     4.3     1,365     4.3     1,410      4.5
 Industry                          5,050    16.0     5,130    16.3     4,933    15.6     4,879    15.4     4,977     15.7
   Mining and quarrying              123     0.4       138     0.4       114     0.4        96     0.3       129      0.4
   Manufacturing                   3,104     9.8     3,063     9.7     3,056     9.7     3,020     9.5     2,995      9.5
   Electricity, gas and water        110     0.3       137     0.4       110     0.3       121     0.4       128      0.4
   Construction                    1,713     5.4     1,792     5.7     1,653     5.2     1,643     5.2     1,725      5.5
 Services                         15,322    48.6    15,290    48.5    15,250    48.2     15,076   47.5    15,298     48.4
   Wholesale & retail trade,
      repair of motor vehicles,
      motorcycles & personal
      and household goods          5,823    18.5     5,974    18.9     5,901    18.7     5,788    18.2     5,910     18.7
   Hotels and restaurants            830     2.6       791     2.5       805     2.5       798     2.5       836      2.6
   Transport, storage and
      communication                2,436     7.7     2,359     7.5     2,465     7.8     2,446     7.7     2,526      8.0
   Financial intermediation          327     1.0       339     1.1       348     1.1       298     0.9       304      1.0
   Real estate, renting and
      business activities            697     2.2       669     2.1       691     2.2       702     2.2       711      2.2
   Public administration and
      defense, compulsory
      social security              1,478     4.7     1,623     5.1     1,414     4.5     1,450     4.6     1,436      4.5
   Education                         937     3.0       882     2.8       976     3.1       958     3.0       959      3.0
   Health and social work            365     1.2       341     1.1       375     1.2       361     1.1       382      1.2
   Other community, social
      and personal service
      activities                     879     2.8       868     2.8       782     2.5       809     2.5       763      2.4
   Private households with
      employed persons             1,548     4.9     1,443     4.6     1,491     4.7     1,465     4.6     1,469      4.6
   Extra-territorial
      organizations and bodies         2     0.0         1     0.0         2     0.0         1     0.0         -        -

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Note:    * - Estimates for January 2005 are preliminary results and are subject to change.



Source:  Income and Employment Statistics Division, Labor Force Survey
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines


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