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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