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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