TABLE 4  Employed Persons by Major Industry Group: January 2005 and January 2006 
        (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                                                      January 2006 |               January 2005
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Major Industry Group                                           Number              |       Number
                                                           (Thousands)     Percent |   (Thousands)      Percent
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Philippines                                                    32,031        100.0         31,277         100.0

Agriculture                                                    11,678         36.5         11,207          35.8	  
    Agriculture, hunting and forestry                          10,263         32.0          9,791          31.3
    Fishing                                                     1,415          4.4          1,416           4.5

Industry                                                        4,874         15.2          4,961          15.9	 
    Mining and quarrying                                          119          0.4            127           0.4
    Manufacturing                                               2,971          9.3          2,986           9.5
    Electricity, gas and water                                    133          0.4            127           0.4
    Construction                                                1,651          5.2          1,721           5.5

Services                                                       15,479         48.3         15,108          48.3	  
    Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles,
       motorcycles and personal and household goods             5,913         18.5          5,825          18.6
    Hotels and restaurants                                        861          2.7            828           2.6
    Transport, storage and  communication                       2,539          7.9          2,518           8.1
    Financial Intermediation                                      336          1.0            299           1.0
    Real estate, renting and business activities                  741          2.3            698           2.2
    Public administration and defense, compulsory
           social security                                      1,418          4.4          1,413           4.5
    Education                                                   1,002          3.1            944           3.0
    Health and social work                                        345          1.1            375           1.2
   Other community, social and personal service activities        768          2.4            752           2.4
   Private households with employed persons                     1,555          4.9          1,457           4.7
   Extra-territorial organizations and bodies                       1          0.0              *           0.0

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Notes:
Figures were estimated based on the 2000 Census of Population Projections.
* Less than 500

Source:  National Statistics Office, January 2005 and January 2006 Labor Force Survey

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