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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