Table 6a. Employed Persons by Class of Worker and Major Industry Group, Philippines: October 2004 and October 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 32,876 31,741 1,135 16,552 16,407 145 12,157 11,642 515 4,168 3,692 476
Agriculture 12,175 11,785 390 2,925 3,016 (91) 6,164 5,989 175 3,086 2,781 305
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry 10,767 10,420 347 2,594 2,672 (78) 5,265 5,123 142 2,909 2,626 283
Fishing 1,407 1,365 42 331 344 (13) 899 866 33 178 155 23
Industry 4,886 4,880 6 3,917 3,953 (36) 799 785 14 170 142 28
Mining and Quarrying 116 96 20 55 61 (6) 45 28 17 17 7 10
Manufacturing 3,046 3,020 26 2,279 2,247 32 619 640 (21) 148 133 15
Electricity, Gas and Water 108 121 (13) 107 120 (13) 1 1 0 * - *
Construction 1,616 1,643 (27) 1,477 1,525 (48) 135 116 19 5 2 3
Services 15,815 15,076 739 9,710 9,438 272 5,194 4,868 326 912 769 143
Wholesale and Retail Trade,
Repair of Motor 6,214 5,788 426 1,961 1,861 100 3,474 3,271 203 779 655 124
Hotels and Restaurants 870 798 72 599 546 53 179 176 3 92 76 16
Transport, Storage and Communications 2,471 2,446 25 1,388 1,458 (70) 1,060 967 93 24 20 4
Financial Intermediation 337 298 39 321 283 38 16 14 2 1 1 0
Real Estate, Renting and Busin 735 702 33 590 590 0 137 106 31 8 7 1
Public Administration and Defense,
Compulsary Social Security 1,494 1,450 44 1,492 1,450 42 2 1 1 - - -
Education 989 958 31 981 952 29 7 6 1 * * *
Health and Social Work 362 361 1 305 306 (1) 56 52 4 1 2 (1)
Other Community, Social and Personal
Service Activities 781 809 (28) 516 538 (22) 259 264 (5) 7 7 0
Private Households with Employed Persons 1,558 1,465 93 1,554 1,453 101 4 11 (7) - 1 (1)
Extra-Territorial Org. and Bodies 3 1 2 3 1 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: December 15, 2005
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