TABLE 4  Employed Persons by Major Industry Group: April 2006 and April 2007
        (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                                                        April 2007 |                 April 2006
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Major Industry Group                                           Number              |       Number
                                                           (Thousands)     Percent |   (Thousands)      Percent
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 Philippines                                                   33,704        100.0         32,699         100.0

 Agriculture                                                   11,853         35.2         11,281          34.5
     Agriculture, hunting and forestry                         10,287         30.5          9,843          30.1
     Fishing                                                    1,566          4.6          1,438           4.4

 Industry                                                       5,248         15.6          5,227          16.0
     Mining and quarrying                                         177          0.5            172           0.5
     Manufacturing                                              3,073          9.1          3,172           9.7
     Electricity, gas and water                                   134          0.4            144           0.4
     Construction                                               1,863          5.5          1,739           5.3

 Services                                                      16,604         49.3         16,191          49.5
     Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles,
        motorcycles and personal and household goods            6,450         19.1          6,427          19.7
     Hotels and restaurants                                       869          2.6            914           2.8
     Transport, storage and  communication                      2,553          7.6          2,470           7.6
     Financial Intermediation                                     343          1.0            332           1.0
     Real estate, renting and business activities                 907          2.7            798           2.4
     Public administration and defense, compulsory
            social security                                     1,549          4.6          1,491           4.6
     Education                                                    998          3.0          1,017           3.1
     Health and social work                                       356          1.1            364           1.1
    Other community, social and personal service activities       936          2.8            856           2.6
    Private households with employed persons                    1,640          4.9          1,519           4.6
    Extra-territorial organizations and bodies                      2          0.0              3           0.0

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

Source:  National Statistics Office, April 2006 and April 2007 Labor Force Survey

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