Table 6a. Employed Persons by Class of Worker and Major Industry Group, Philippines: April 2005 and April 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 33,024 32,221 803 16,661 16,296 365 12,440 12,301 139 3,922 3,624 298
Agriculture 11,420 10,993 427 2,715 2,561 154 5,956 5,859 97 2,748 2,573 175
Agriculture, Hunting and 9,992 9,630 362 2,378 2,253 125 5,064 4,980 84 2,550 2,397 153
Fishing 1,427 1,363 64 337 308 29 893 879 14 198 176 22
Industry 5,236 5,236 (0) 4,119 4,127 (8) 912 925 (13) 206 185 21
Mining and Quarrying 174 135 39 93 75 18 61 48 13 20 12 8
Manufacturing 3,177 3,201 (24) 2,275 2,313 (38) 721 723 (2) 180 165 15
Electricity, Gas and Water 145 119 26 138 118 20 6 1 5 1 - 1
Construction 1,740 1,781 (41) 1,612 1,621 (9) 123 153 (30) 5 8 (3)
Services 16,369 15,991 378 9,827 9,608 219 5,573 5,516 57 969 867 102
Wholesale and Retail Trade 6,501 6,398 103 1,944 1,938 6 3,726 3,722 4 833 739 94
Hotels and Restaurants 919 877 42 634 601 33 198 195 3 88 82 6
Transport, Storage and Communications 2,479 2,389 90 1,342 1,305 37 1,113 1,057 56 25 26 (1)
Financial Intermediation 337 364 (27) 313 340 (27) 22 21 1 2 3 (1)
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities 814 775 39 658 628 30 146 137 9 10 11 (1)
Public Administration and Defense,
Compulsary Social Security 1,516 1,497 19 1,514 1,493 21 1 4 (3) - * *
Education 1,030 957 73 1,022 950 72 8 7 1 - * *
Health and Social Work 371 376 (5) 326 323 3 46 53 (7) - * *
Other Community, Social and Personal
Service Activities 866 843 23 548 534 14 308 302 6 10 6 4
Private Households with Employed Persons 1,531 1,515 16 1,524 1,496 28 7 18 (11) - * *
Extra-Territorial Org. and Bodies 3 * * 3 * * - - - - - -
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Notes: Estimates for April 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: June 15, 2006
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