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

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                                                          |     October 2006          October 2005
 Major Industry Group                                     |--------------------------------------------
                                                          |  Number      Percent |  Number      Percent
                                                          |  ('000)              |  ('000)
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Philippines                                                  33,185        100.0    32,875        100.0

Agriculture                                                  12,164         36.7    12,171         37.0

  Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry                          10,753         32.4    10,763         32.7
  Fishing                                                     1,411          4.3     1,408          4.3

Industry                                                      4,895         14.8     4,883         14.9

Services                                                     16,126         48.6    15,821         48.1

  Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles,
      Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods            6,226         18.8     6,215         18.9
  Hotels and Restaurants                                        913          2.8       871          2.6
  Transport, Storage and  Communication                       2,471          7.4     2,471          7.5
  Financial Intermediation                                      372          1.1       337          1.0
  Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities                  815          2.5       736          2.2
  Public Administration and Defense, Compulsory
      Social Security                                         1,542          4.6     1,494          4.5
  Education                                                   1,007          3.0       989          3.0
  Health and Social Work                                        376          1.1       362          1.1
  Other Community, Social and Personal Service Activities       773          2.3       781          2.4
  Private Households with Employed Persons                    1,628          4.9     1,561          4.7
  Extra-Territorial Organizations and Bodies                      2          0.0         3          0.0

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Notes:    Estimates 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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