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

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                                                                         July 2007 |                  July 2006
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Major Industry Group                                           Number              |       Number
                                                           (Thousands)     Percent |   (Thousands)      Percent
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 Philippines                                                   33,318        100.0         32,926         100.0

 Agriculture                                                   11,489         34.5         11,725          35.6
     Agriculture, hunting and forestry                         10,101         30.3         10,290          31.3
     Fishing                                                    1,388          4.2          1,435           4.4

 Industry                                                       5,184         15.6          4,996          15.2	
     Mining and quarrying                                         139          0.4            131           0.4
     Manufacturing                                              3,063          9.2          3,060           9.3
     Electricity, gas and water                                   141          0.4            114           0.3
     Construction                                               1,841          5.5          1,691           5.1

 Services                                                      16,645         50.0         16,205          49.2 
     Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles,
        motorcycles and personal and household goods            6,370         19.1          6,315          19.2
     Hotels and restaurants                                       889          2.7            864           2.6
     Transport, storage and  communication                      2,637          7.9          2,461           7.5
     Financial intermediation                                     365          1.1            342           1.0
     Real estate, renting and business activities                 842          2.5            794           2.4
     Public administration and defense, compulsory
            social security                                     1,545          4.6          1,514           4.6
     Education                                                  1,067          3.2            981           3.0
     Health and social work                                       353          1.1            358           1.1
     Other community, social and personal service activities      823          2.5            820           2.5
     Private households with employed persons                   1,752          5.3          1,756           5.3
     Extra-territorial organizations & 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, July 2006 and July 2007 Labor Force Survey

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