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
 Major Industry Group                                     |---------------------------------------------
                                                          |  Number      Percent |  Number      Percent
                                                          |  ('000)              |  ('000)
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 Philippines                                                 32,384        100.0    31,634        100.0

 Agriculture                                                 11,834         36.5    11,359         35.9

     Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry                       10,428         32.2     9,949         31.5
     Fishing                                                  1,405          4.3     1,410          4.5

 Industry                                                     4,882         15.1     4,977         15.7

     Mining and Quarrying                                       120          0.4       129          0.4
     Manufacturing                                            2,977          9.2     2,995          9.5
     Electricity, Gas and Water                                 133          0.4       128          0.4
     Construction                                             1,652          5.1     1,725          5.5

 Services                                                    15,669         48.4    15,298         48.4

     Wholesale & Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles,
        Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods          5,995         18.5     5,910         18.7
     Hotels and Restaurants                                     866          2.7       836          2.6
     Transport, Storage and  Communication                    2,547          7.9     2,526          8.0
     Financial Intermediation                                   341          1.1       304          1.0
     Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities               755          2.3       711          2.2
     Public Administration and Defense, Compulsory
            Social Security                                   1,443          4.5     1,436          4.5
     Education                                                1,017          3.1       959          3.0
     Health and Social Work                                     350          1.1       382          1.2
    Other Community, Social and Personal Service Activiites     781          2.4       763          2.4
    Private Households with Employed Persons                  1,571          4.9     1,469          4.6
    Extra-Territorial Organizations and Bodies                    1          0.0         *          0.0

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Notes:    Estimates for January 2006 are preliminary and subject to change.


Source:  Income and Employment Statistics Division,
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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