Table 6a.  Employed Persons by Class of Worker and Major Industry Group, Philippines: July 2004 and 2005  
           (In thousands)

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                                         |         Total          |    Wage and Salary    |      Own-Account      |  Unpaid Family Worker
                                         |------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
                                         |  2005 |   2004 |  Diff.|  2005 |  2004 |  Diff.|  2005 |  2004 |  Diff.   2005 |  2004 |  Diff.
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Philippines                               32,521   31,632     889  16,303  16,711    (408) 12,134  11,388     746   4,084   3,533     551

Agriculture                               11,990   11,450     540   2,699   3,068    (369)  6,180   5,778     402   3,111   2,604     506
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry         10,595   10,082     513   2,378   2,715    (337)  5,287   4,943     344   2,929   2,424     506
Fishing                                    1,395    1,368      27     321     352     (32)    893     835      58     181     181       *
Industry                                   4,999    4,933      66   4,059   4,061      (1)    797     727      69     144     145     (1)
Mining and Quarrying                         111      114     (3)     66      68      (2)     40      39       *       6        7     (1)
Manufacturing                              3,068    3,056      12   2,314   2,335     (21)    620     586      34     134     135     (2)
Electricity, Gas and Water                   111      110       1     109     108       1       2       2       *      *        -       *
Construction                               1,709    1,653      56   1,571   1,550      21     135     101      35       4       3       1
Services                                  15,532   15,250     282   9,545   9,583     (38)  5,157   4,883     274     830     784      46
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair
   of Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles          6,064    5,901     163   1,910   1,880      31   3,450   3,353      97     703     669      35
Hotels and Restaurants                       859      805      54     582     533      49     182     183      (1)     95      89       6
Transport, Storage and Communications      2,419    2,465     (46)  1,341   1,531    (189)  1,059     918     141      18      16       2
Financial Intermediation                     358      348      10     345     335      11      12      13      (2)      1       -       1
Real Estate, Renting and Business
   Activities                                715      691      24     587     585       2     121     100      21       6       6       1
Public Administration and Defense,
   Compulsory Social Security              1,497    1,414      83   1,493   1,413      80       3       1       2       1       -       1
Education                                  1,005      976      29   1,000     961      39       5      13      (8)      -       2      (2)
Health and Social Work                       380      375       5     335     333       2      45      42       3       -       *      (0)
Other Community, Social and Personal
   Service Activities                        714      782     (68)    440     533     (94)    269     247      22       6       2       4
Private Households with Employed Persons   1,520    1,491      29   1,509   1,477      32      11      13      (2)      -       -       *
Extra-Territorial Org. and Bodies              2        2       0       2       2       *     -       -         *       *       -       *

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Notes:    Estimates are preliminary 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:  September 15, 2005
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