TABLE 4 Employed Persons by Major Industry Group: October 2004 and October 2005
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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October 2005 | October 2004
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Major Industry Group Number | Number
(Thousands) Percent | (Thousands) Percent
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Philippines 32,528 100.0 31,377 100.0
Agriculture 12,025 37.0 11,628 37.1
Agriculture, hunting and forestry 10,610 32.6 10,256 32.7
Fishing 1,415 4.4 1,372 4.4
Industry 4,874 15.0 4,864 15.5
Mining and quarrying 115 0.4 94 0.3
Manufacturing 3,037 9.3 3,012 9.6
Electricity, gas and water 108 0.3 120 0.4
Construction 1,615 5.0 1,637 5.2
Services 15,628 48.0 14,884 47.4
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles,
motorcycles and personal and household goods 6,129 18.8 5,703 18.2
Hotels and restaurants 864 2.7 790 2.5
Transport, storage and communication 2,462 7.6 2,437 7.8
Financial Intermediation 332 1.0 293 0.9
Real estate, renting and business activities 721 2.2 689 2.2
Public administration and defense, compulsory
social security 1,471 4.5 1,427 4.5
Education 975 3.0 942 3.0
Health and social work 355 1.1 353 1.1
Other community, social and personal service activities 768 2.4 798 2.5
Private households with employed persons 1,550 4.8 1,450 4.6
Extra-territorial organizations and bodies 3 0.0 1 0.0
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Note: Figures were estimated based on the 2000 Census of Population Projections.
Source: National Statistics Office, October 2004 and October 2005 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: May 22, 2008
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