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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