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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