TABLE 6  Employed Persons by Class of Worker: 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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Class of Worker                               Number            |      Number
                                          (Thousands)   Percent |  (Thousands)  Percent
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Philippines                                   32,886      100.0        32,528     100.0

Wage and Salary Workers                       16,656       50.6        16,432      50.5	
   Private household                           1,645        5.0         1,545       4.8
   Private establishment                      12,404       37.7        12,353      38.0
   Government/government corporation           2,498        7.6         2,426       7.5
   With pay (family owned business)              108        0.3           107       0.3

Own Account                                   11,923       36.3        11,969      36.8	
   Self employed                              10,451       31.8        10,522      32.3
   Employer                                    1,473        4.5         1,447       4.4

Unpaid Family Workers                          4,306       13.1         4,127      12.7	

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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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