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

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                                                              Number
 Major Industry Group                                     (in Thousands)    Percent
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Philippines                                                   32,217          100.0

 Agriculture                                                  10,992           34.1

     Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry                         9,629           29.9
     Fishing                                                   1,363            4.2

 Industry                                                      5,236           16.3

     Mining and Quarrying                                        135            0.4
     Manufacturing                                             3,201            9.9
     Electricity, Gas and Water                                  119            0.4
     Construction                                              1,781            5.5

 Services                                                     15,989           49.6

     Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles,
        Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods           6,398           19.9
     Hotels and Restaurants                                      877            2.7
     Transport, Storage and  Communication                     2,387            7.4
     Financial Intermediation                                    364            1.1
     Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities                776            2.4
     Public Administration and Defense, Compulsory
        Social Security                                        1,497            4.6
     Education                                                   958            3.0
     Health and Social Work                                      377            1.2
     Other Community, Social and Personal Service Activities     843            2.6
     Private Households with Employed Persons                  1,511            4.7
     Extra-Territorial Organizations and Bodies                    *            0.0

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Notes:    Estimates are preliminary results and subject to change.
          * - less than 500	

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

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