TABLE 5 Employed Persons by Major Occupation 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 Occupation Group Number | Number
(Thousands) Percent | (Thousands) Percent
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Philippines 32,528 100.0 31,377 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives,
managers, managing proprietors and
supervisors 3,691 11.3 3,475 11.1
Professionals 1,367 4.2 1,352 4.3
Technicians and associate professionals 857 2.6 860 2.7
Clerks 1,443 4.4 1,344 4.3
Service workers and shop and market
sales workers 3,026 9.3 2,827 9.0
Farmers, forestry workers and fishermen 6,181 19.0 6,050 19.3
Trades and related workers 2,753 8.5 2,817 9.0
Plant and machine operators and
assemblers 2,556 7.9 2,495 8.0
Laborers and unskilled workers 10,515 32.3 10,022 31.9
Special occupations 138 0.4 136 0.4
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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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