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

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                                                                         July 2006 |                  July 2005
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Major Industry Group                                           Number              |       Number
                                                           (Thousands)     Percent |   (Thousands)      Percent
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Philippines                                                    32,926        100.0         32,167         100.0

Agriculture                                                    11,725         35.6         11,843          36.8	
    Agriculture, hunting and forestry                          10,290         31.3         10,444          32.5
    Fishing                                                     1,435          4.4          1,399           4.3

Industry                                                        4,996         15.2          4,989          15.5
    Mining and quarrying                                          131          0.4            110           0.3
    Manufacturing                                               3,060          9.3          3,062           9.5
    Electricity, gas and water                                    114          0.3            111           0.3
    Construction                                                1,691          5.1          1,707           5.3

Services                                                       16,205         49.2         15,335          47.7	
    Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles,
       motorcycles and personal and household goods             6,315         19.2          5,980          18.6
    Hotels and restaurants                                        864          2.6            850           2.6
    Transport, storage and  communication                       2,461          7.5          2,409           7.5
    Financial Intermediation                                      342          1.0            352           1.1
    Real estate, renting and business activities                  794          2.4            701           2.2
    Public administration and defense, compulsory
           social security                                      1,514          4.6          1,471           4.6
    Education                                                     981          3.0            987           3.1
    Health and social work                                        358          1.1            373           1.2
   Other community, social and personal service activities        820          2.5            703           2.2
   Private households with employed persons                     1,756          5.3          1,507           4.7
   Extra-territorial organizations and bodies                       1          0.0              2           0.0

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Note:  Figures were estimated based on the 2000 Census of Population Projections.

Source:  National Statistics Office, July 2005 and July 2006 Labor Force Survey

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