TABLE 6  Employed Persons by Class of Worker: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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Class of Worker                               Number            |      Number
                                          (Thousands)   Percent |  (Thousands)  Percent
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Philippines                                   32,926      100.0        32,167     100.0

Wage and Salary Workers                       17,407       52.9        16,182      50.3 
   Private household                           1,776        5.4         1,476       4.6
   Private establishment                      12,961       39.4        12,135      37.7
   Government/government corporation           2,528        7.7         2,451       7.6
   With pay (family owned business)              142        0.4           121       0.4

Own Account                                   11,723       35.6        11,937      37.1 
   Self employed                              10,250       31.1        10,452      32.5
   Employer                                    1,474        4.5         1,485       4.6

Unpaid Family Workers                          3,795       11.5         4,048      12.6	

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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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