TABLE 5 Employed Persons by Major Occupation 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 Occupation Group Number | Number
(Thousands) Percent | (Thousands) Percent
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Philippines 33,704 100.0 32,699 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives,
managers, managing proprietors and
supervisors 3,958 11.7 3,883 11.9
Professionals 1,422 4.2 1,422 4.3
Technicians and associate professionals 911 2.7 867 2.7
Clerks 1,606 4.8 1,532 4.7
Service workers and shop and market
sales workers 3,298 9.8 3,191 9.8
Farmers, forestry workers and fishermen 6,046 17.9 6,049 18.5
Trades and related workers 2,826 8.4 2,981 9.1
Plant and machine operators and
assemblers 2,592 7.7 2,466 7.5
Laborers and unskilled workers 10,905 32.4 10,151 31.0
Special occupations 140 0.4 156 0.5
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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
Page last updated: May 22, 2008
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