Table 5.  Employed Persons by Class of Worker: 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*
Class of Worker             Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent |  Number Percent |  Number  Percent
                            ('000)         | ('000)         | ('000)         |  ('000)         |  ('000)
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Philippines

Total Employed              31,547   100.0   31,533   100.0   31,632   100.0    31,741   100.0    31,634    100.0


  Wage and Salary Workers   16,700    52.9   16,069    51.0   16,711    52.8    16,407    51.7    16,114     50.9

  Own-Account Workers       11,723    37.2   11,703    37.1   11,388    36.0    11,642    36.7    11,822     37.4

  Unpaid Family Workers      3,124     9.9    3,760    11.9    3,533    11.2     3,692    11.6     3,698     11.7

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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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