TABLE 8  Employed Persons by Class of Worker and Broad Industry Group, Philippines: January 2006 and January 2007
        (In thousands.  Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                                   |     Wage and Salary |        Own-Account |    Unpaid Family
Broad                                        Total |             Workers |            Workers |          Workers
Industry                      ---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|------------------
Group                                          Dif-|                 Dif-|                Dif-|              Dif-
                                               fer-|                 fer-|                fer-|              fer-
                                2007    2006  ence |  2007    2006  ence |  2007   2006  ence | 2007  2006  ence
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Philippines                   33,545  32,031 1,514  17,911  16,086 1,825  11,764 11,900  (136) 3,870 4,046  (176)

Agriculture                   11,639  11,678   (39)  3,207   2,711   496   5,705  5,968  (263) 2,728 3,000  (272)

Industry                       4,977   4,874   103   4,080   3,896   184     717    790   (73)   180   188    (8)

Services                      16,929  15,479 1,450  10,625   9,479 1,146   5,342  5,142   200    962   858   104

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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

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