Table 5.  Employed Persons by Major Occupation 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

 Officials of Government and Special Interest
    Organizations, Corporate Executives,
    Managers, Managing Proprietors and
    Supervisors                                                3,943           12.2
 Professionals                                                 1,385            4.3
 Technicians and Associate Professionals                         892            2.8
 Clerks                                                        1,461            4.5
 Service Workers and Shop and Market
    Sales Workers                                              3,116            9.7
 Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen                       5,923           18.4
 Trades and Related Workers                                    3,060            9.5
 Plant and Machine Operators and
    Assemblers                                                 2,378            7.4
 Laborers and Unskilled Workers                                9,905           30.7
 Special Occupations                                             153            0.5

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Note:    Estimates are preliminary results and subject to change.

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

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