TABLE 4 Employed Persons by Major Industry Group: January 2006 and January 2007
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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January 2007 | January 2006
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Major Industry Group Number | Number
(Thousands) Percent | (Thousands) Percent
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Philippines 33,545 100.0 32,031 100.0
Agriculture 11,639 34.7 11,678 36.5
Agriculture, hunting and forestry 10,211 30.4 10,263 32.0
Fishing 1,428 4.3 1,415 4.4
Industry 4,977 14.8 4,874 15.2
Mining and quarrying 144 0.4 119 0.4
Manufacturing 3,041 9.1 2,971 9.3
Electricity, gas and water 124 0.4 133 0.4
Construction 1,668 5.0 1,651 5.2
Services 16,929 50.5 15,479 48.3
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles,
motorcycles and personal and household goods 6,418 19.1 5,913 18.5
Hotels and restaurants 964 2.9 861 2.7
Transport, storage and communication 2,604 7.8 2,539 7.9
Financial Intermediation 344 1.0 336 1.0
Real estate, renting and business activities 910 2.7 741 2.3
Public administration and defense, compulsory
social security 1,541 4.6 1,418 4.4
Education 1,032 3.1 1,002 3.1
Health and social work 388 1.2 345 1.1
Other community, social and personal service activities 858 2.6 768 2.4
Private households with employed persons 1,869 5.6 1,555 4.9
Extra-territorial organizations and bodies 2 0.0 1 0.0
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Note: Figures were estimated based on the 2000 Census of Population Projections.
Source: National Statistics Office, January 2006 and January 2007 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: May 22, 2008
Related textual analysis | Labor Force Statistics Index