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

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                                                                         July 2005 |                  July 2004
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Major Industry Group                                           Number              |       Number
                                                           (Thousands)     Percent |   (Thousands)      Percent
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 Philippines                                                   32,167        100.0         31,270         100.0

 Agriculture                                                   11,843         36.8         11,303          36.1	
     Agriculture, hunting and forestry                         10,444         32.5          9,933          31.8
     Fishing                                                    1,399          4.3          1,370           4.4

 Industry                                                       4,989         15.5          4,914          15.7	
     Mining and quarrying                                         110          0.3            112           0.4
     Manufacturing                                              3,062          9.5          3,043           9.7
     Electricity, gas and water                                   111          0.3            110           0.4
     Construction                                               1,707          5.3          1,650           5.3

 Services                                                      15,335         47.7         15,053          48.1	 
     Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles,
        motorcycles and personal and household goods            5,980         18.6          5,813          18.6
     Hotels and restaurants                                       850          2.6            799           2.6
     Transport, storage and  communication                      2,409          7.5          2,456           7.9
     Financial Intermediation                                     352          1.1            341           1.1
     Real estate, renting and business activities                 701          2.2            680           2.2
     Public administration and defense, compulsory
            social security                                     1,471          4.6          1,392           4.5
     Education                                                    987          3.1            957           3.1
     Health and social work                                       373          1.2            367           1.2
     Other community, social and personal service activities      703          2.2            771           2.5
     Private households with employed persons                   1,507          4.7          1,476           4.7
     Extra-territorial organizations and bodies                     2          0.0              2           0.0

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Note: Figures were estimated based on the 2000 Census of Population Projections.
Source: National Statistics Office, July 2004 and July 2005 Labor Force Survey Page last updated: May 22, 2008
Related textual analysis | Labor Force Statistics Index