Table 6A. Employed Persons by Major Industry Group and Class of Worker:  April 2005 
          (Values in thousands.  Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                                 |     Wage and Salary Workers    |      Own Account     |
                                                 |--------------------------------|----------------------|---------
                                                 |      Worked and  |             |           |          |
Major Industry Group                             |   Private House- |  Worked for |           |          |
                                                 | holds/Establish- | Gov't/Gov't |      Self |          |  Unpaid
                                           Total | ment/Family Ope- | Corporation |  Employed | Employer |  Family
                                                 |  rated Activity  |             |           |          |  Worker
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Philippines                               32,217            13,788          2,505      10,739      1,561     3,623

Agriculture                               10,992             2,556              5       4,925        933     2,573 
   Agriculture, hunting and forestry       9,629             2,247              5       4,094        886     2,397
   Fishing                                 1,363               309              -         831         47       176

Industry                                   5,236             4,053             73         811        115       184 
   Mining and quarrying                      135                74             *           46          2        12
   Manufacturing                           3,201             2,309              4         630         94       164
   Electricity, gas and water                119                87             31           1          *         -
   Construction                            1,781             1,583             37         135         18         8

Services                                  15,989             7,179          2,427       5,002        514       867
   Wholesale and retail trade, repair
      of motor vehicles, motorcycles
      and personal and household goods     6,398             1,926             11       3,393        328       739
   Hotels and restaurants                    877               596              5         144         50        82
   Transport, storage and  communication   2,387             1,264             41         997         59        26
   Financial intermediation                  364               313             27          16          5         3
   Real estate, renting and business
      activities                             776               590             38         104         33        11
   Public administration and defense,
      compulsory social security           1,497                39          1,454           2          2         *
   Education                                 958               268            682           5          2         *
   Health and social work                    377               179            145          41         12         *
   Other community, social and personal
      service activities                     843               514             21         281         21         6
   Private households with employed
      persons                              1,511             1,490              2          18          -         *
   Extra-territorial organizations and
      bodies                                   *                 *              -           -          -         -

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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

Page last updated:  June 15, 2005
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