TABLE 5   Employed Persons by Major Occupation Group: October 2005 and October 2006	
         (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                                                October 2006 |          October 2005
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Major Occupation Group                                     Number            |      Number
                                                       (Thousands)   Percent |  (Thousands)  Percent
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 Philippines                                               32,886      100.0        32,528     100.0

 Officials of government and special interest
       organizations, corporate executives,
       managers, managing proprietors and
       supervisors                                          3,797       11.5         3,691      11.3
 Professionals                                              1,416        4.3         1,367       4.2
 Technicians and associate professionals                      899        2.7           857       2.6
 Clerks                                                     1,544        4.7         1,443       4.4
 Service workers and shop and market
       sales workers                                        3,167        9.6         3,026       9.3
 Farmers, forestry workers and fishermen                    6,191       18.8         6,181      19.0
 Trades and related workers                                 2,682        8.2         2,753       8.5
 Plant and machine operators and
      assemblers                                            2,538        7.7         2,556       7.9
 Laborers and unskilled workers                            10,507       31.9        10,515      32.3
 Special occupations                                          144        0.4           138       0.4

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

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

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