Table 5.  Employed Persons by Major Occupation Group: July 2004 and July 2005
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                            |        July 2005     |        July 2004
 Major Industry Group                       |----------------------|----------------------
                                            |  Number      Percent |  Number     Percent
                                            |  ('000)              |  ('000)
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 Philippines                                   32,521        100.0    31,632       100.0

 Officials of Government and Special Inter      3,751         11.5     3,776        11.9
    Organizations, Corporate Executives,
    Managers, Managing Proprietors and
    Supervisors
 Professionals                                  1,421          4.4     1,367         4.3
 Technicians and Associate Professionals          827          2.5       899         2.8
 Clerks                                         1,484          4.6     1,378         4.4
 Service Workers and Shop and Market
    Sales Workers                               2,963          9.1     2,840         9.0
 Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen        6,279         19.3     5,917        18.7
 Trades and Related Workers                     2,836          8.7     2,828         8.9
 Plant and Machine Operators and
    Assemblers                                  2,430          7.5     2,403         7.6
 Laborers and Unskilled Workers                10,395         32.0    10,096        31.9
 Special Occupations                              135          0.4       127         0.4

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Note :    Estimates are preliminary and subject to change.

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

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