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

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                                                          |        April 2006          April 2005
 Major Industry Group                                     |--------------------------------------------
                                                          |  Number      Percent |  Number      Percent
                                                          |  ('000)              |  ('000)
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Philippines                                                  33,024        100.0    32,221        100.0

Agriculture                                                  11,420         34.6    10,993         34.1

    Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry                         9,992         30.3     9,630         29.9
    Fishing                                                   1,427          4.3     1,363          4.2

Industry                                                      5,236         15.9     5,236         16.3

    Mining and Quarrying                                        174          0.5       135          0.4
    Manufacturing                                             3,177          9.6     3,201          9.9
    Electricity, Gas and Water                                  145          0.4       119          0.4
    Construction                                              1,740          5.3     1,781          5.5

Services                                                     16,369         49.6    15,991         49.6

    Wholesale & Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles,
       Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods           6,501         19.7     6,398         19.9
    Hotels and Restaurants                                      919          2.8       877          2.7
    Transport, Storage and  Communication                     2,479          7.5     2,389          7.4
    Financial Intermediation                                    337          1.0       364          1.1
    Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities                814          2.5       775          2.4
    Public Administration and Defense, Compulsory
           Social Security                                    1,516          4.6     1,497          4.6
    Education                                                 1,030          3.1       957          3.0
    Health and Social Work                                      371          1.1       376          1.2
   Other Community, Social and Personal Service Activiites      866          2.6       843          2.6
   Private Households with Employed Persons                   1,531          4.6     1,515          4.7
   Extra-Territorial Organizations and Bodies                     3          0.0         *          0.0

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Notes:    Estimates for April 2006 are preliminary and subject to change.
          * - less than500


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

Page last updated:  June 15, 2006
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