Table A. Results of the July 2006 Labor Force Survey in the Philippines
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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| July 2006 July 2005
Selected variables |---------------------------------------------
| Number Percent | Number Percent
| ('000) | ('000)
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Employed persons 33,257 100.0 32,522 100.0
Hours worked
Working:
Less than 40 hours 11,866 35.7 11,887 36.6
40 hours and over 20,959 63.0 20,240 62.2
Did not work 433 1.3 394 1.2
Mean Hours Worked 41.9 41.3
Class of worker
Wage and Salary 17,523 52.7 16,303 50.1
Own-account 11,916 35.8 12,134 37.3
Unpaid Family Worker 3,818 11.5 4,084 12.6
Occupation
Officials of Government & Special Interest Organizations,
Corporate Executives, Managers, Managing Proprietors
and Supervisors 3,978 12.0 3,751 11.5
Professionals 1,413 4.2 1,421 4.4
Technicians and Associate Professionals 911 2.7 827 2.5
Clerks 1,547 4.7 1,484 4.6
Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers 3,132 9.4 2,963 9.1
Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen 6,116 18.4 6,279 19.3
Trades and Related Workers 2,797 8.4 2,836 8.7
Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers 2,487 7.5 2,430 7.5
Laborers and Unskilled Workers 10,738 32.3 10,396 32.0
Special Occupations 140 0.4 135 0.4
Industry sector
Agriculture 11,841 35.6 11,990 36.9
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry 10,415 31.3 10,595 32.6
Fishing 1,426 4.3 1,395 4.3
Industry 5,009 15.1 4,999 15.4
Mining and Quarrying 134 0.4 111 0.3
Manufacturing 3,070 9.2 3,068 9.4
Electricity, Gas and Water 114 0.3 111 0.3
Construction 1,691 5.1 1,709 5.3
Services 16,407 49.3 15,534 47.8
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles,
Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods 6,397 19.2 6,064 18.6
Hotels and Restaurants 873 2.6 859 2.6
Transport, Storage and Communication 2,470 7.4 2,419 7.4
Financial Intermediation 347 1.0 358 1.1
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities 806 2.4 715 2.2
Public Administration & Defense, Compulsory Social Security 1,552 4.7 1,497 4.6
Education 994 3.0 1,005 3.1
Health and Social Work 367 1.1 380 1.2
Other Community, Social & Personal Service Activities 824 2.5 714 2.2
Private Households with Employed Persons 1,776 5.3 1,521 4.7
Extra-Territorial Organizations & Bodies 1 0.0 2 0.0
Underemployed persons 7,823 23.5 6,660 20.5
Worked less than 40 hours 4,427 13.3 4,090 12.6
Worked 40 hours and over 3,245 9.8 2,433 7.5
Did not work 151 0.5 138 0.4
Unemployed persons 2,908 8.0 2,715 7.7
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Source: Income and Employment Statistics Division, Labor Force Survey
Household Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes:
1/ - Starting July 2003, Isabela City (Basilan) is part of Region IX.
2/ - Starting July 2003, Basilan province, which was formerly part of Region IX, is now under ARMM by EO 36.
Estimates for July 2006 are preliminary results and are subject to change.
Page last updated: September 15, 2006
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