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
 Major Industry Group                                     |---------------------------------------------
                                                          |  Number      Percent |  Number      Percent
                                                          |  ('000)              |  ('000)
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Philippines                                                 33,257         100.0   32,522         100.0

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 & Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles,
       Motorcycles & Personal & 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

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Notes:    Estimates for July 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

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