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
Page last updated: May 22, 2008
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