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

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                                                                        April 2005 |                 April 2004
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Major Industry Group                                           Number              |       Number
                                                           (Thousands)     Percent |   (Thousands)      Percent
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 Philippines                                                   31,873        100.0         31,172         100.0

 Agriculture                                                   10,849         34.0         10,960          35.2	
     Agriculture, hunting and forestry                          9,478         29.7          9,619          30.9
     Fishing                                                    1,371          4.3          1,341           4.3

 Industry                                                       5,222         16.4          5,112          16.4 
     Mining and quarrying                                         133          0.4            136           0.4
     Manufacturing                                              3,191         10.0          3,052           9.8
     Electricity, gas and water                                   119          0.4            136           0.4
     Construction                                               1,778          5.6          1,787           5.7

 Services                                                      15,802         49.6         15,100          48.4	 
     Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles,
        motorcycles and personal and household goods            6,317         19.8          5,895          18.9
     Hotels and restaurants                                       868          2.7            781           2.5
     Transport, storage and  communication                      2,379          7.5          2,351           7.5
     Financial Intermediation                                     357          1.1            333           1.1
     Real estate, renting and business activities                 761          2.4            657           2.1
     Public administration and defense, compulsory
            social security                                     1,473          4.6          1,599           5.1
     Education                                                    943          3.0            867           2.8
     Health and social work                                       368          1.2            333           1.1
     Other community, social and personal service activities      833          2.6            855           2.7
     Private households with employed persons                   1,503          4.7          1,428           4.6
     Extra-territorial organizations and bodies                     *          0.0              1           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, April 2004 and April 2005 Labor Force Survey

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