Table 6a. Employed Persons by Class of Worker and Major Industry Group, Philippines: January 2005 and January 2006
(In thousands)
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| Total | Wage and Salary | Own-Account | Unpaid Family Worker
|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------
| 2006 | 2005 | Diff.| 2006 | 2005 | Diff.| 2006 | 2005 | Diff. 2006 | 2005 | Diff.
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Philippines 32,384 31,634 750 16,212 16,114 98 12,085 11,822 263 4,087 3,698 389
Agriculture 11,834 11,359 475 2,740 2,686 54 6,062 5,955 107 3,032 2,718 314
Agriculture, Hunting and 10,428 9,949 479 2,424 2,353 71 5,191 5,080 111 2,813 2,516 297
Fishing 1,405 1,410 (5) 316 333 (17) 871 875 (4) 218 201 17
Industry 4,882 4,977 (95) 3,890 4,004 (114) 803 802 1 188 171 17
Mining and Quarrying 120 129 (9) 71 75 (4) 38 44 (6) 10 10 0
Manufacturing 2,977 2,995 (18) 2,170 2,208 (38) 634 630 4 173 157 16
Electricity, Gas and Water 133 128 5 129 126 3 4 1 3 - * *
Construction 1,652 1,725 (73) 1,520 1,595 (75) 127 127 0 5 3 2
Services 15,669 15,298 371 9,582 9,424 158 5,220 5,065 155 867 810 57
Wholesale and Retail Trade 5,995 5,910 85 1,828 1,838 (10) 3,437 3,382 55 729 690 39
Hotels and Restaurants 866 836 30 609 594 15 169 161 8 88 81 7
Transport, Storage and Communications 2,547 2,526 21 1,391 1,443 (52) 1,126 1,058 68 31 25 6
Financial Intermediation 341 304 37 322 288 34 17 15 2 2 2 0
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities 755 711 44 620 590 30 125 115 10 10 6 4
Public Administration and Defense, 1,443 1,436 7 1,440 1,435 5 2 1 1 - - -
Compulsary Social Security
Education 1,017 959 58 1,011 950 61 6 9 (3) - - -
Health and Social Work 350 382 (32) 299 331 (32) 50 50 0 1 1 0
Other Community, Social and Personal
Service Activities 781 763 18 497 493 4 278 266 12 6 4 2
Private Households with Employed Persons 1,571 1,469 102 1,562 1,460 102 9 8 1 * 1 *
Extra-Territorial Org. and Bodies 1 * * 1 * * - - - - - -
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Notes: Estimates for January 2006 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: March 15, 2006
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