TABLE 5 Employed Persons by Major Occupation 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 Occupation Group Number | Number
(Thousands) Percent | (Thousands) Percent
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Philippines 31,873 100.0 31,172 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives,
managers, managing proprietors and
supervisors 3,868 12.1 3,838 12.3
Professionals 1,360 4.3 1,302 4.2
Technicians and associate professionals 879 2.8 864 2.8
Clerks 1,439 4.5 1,306 4.2
Service workers and shop and market
sales workers 3,094 9.7 2,908 9.3
Farmers, forestry workers and fishermen 5,839 18.3 5,629 18.1
Trades and related workers 3,048 9.6 2,887 9.3
Plant and machine operators and
assemblers 2,380 7.5 2,410 7.7
Laborers and unskilled workers 9,815 30.8 9,860 31.6
Special occupations 153 0.5 168 0.5
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Note: Figures were estimated based on the 2000 Census of Population Projections.
Source: National Statistics Office, April 2004 and April 2005 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: May 22, 2008
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