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
 Major Industry Group                                     |---------------------------------------------
                                                          |  Number      Percent |  Number      Percent
                                                          |  ('000)              |  ('000)
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 Philippines                                                 32,876        100.0    31,741        100.0

 Agriculture                                                 12,175         37.0    11,785         37.1

     Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry                       10,767         32.8    10,420         32.8
     Fishing                                                  1,407          4.3     1,365          4.3

 Industry                                                     4,886         14.9     4,880         15.4

     Mining and Quarrying                                       116          0.4        96          0.3
     Manufacturing                                            3,046          9.3     3,020          9.5
     Electricity, Gas and Water                                 108          0.3       121          0.4
     Construction                                             1,616          4.9     1,643          5.2

 Services                                                    15,815         48.1    15,076         47.5

     Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles,
        Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods          6,214         18.9     5,788         18.2
     Hotels and Restaurants                                     870          2.6       798          2.5
     Transport, Storage and  Communication                    2,471          7.5     2,446          7.7
     Financial Intermediation                                   337          1.0       298          0.9
     Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities               735          2.2       702          2.2
     Public Administration and Defense, Compulsory
            Social Security                                   1,494          4.5     1,450          4.6
     Education                                                  989          3.0       958          3.0
     Health and Social Work                                     362          1.1       361          1.1
    Other Community, Social and Personal Service Activities     781          2.4       809          2.5
    Private Households with Employed Persons                  1,558          4.7     1,465          4.6
    Extra-Territorial Organizations and Bodies                    3          0.0         1          0.0

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Notes:    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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