TABLE 1 Employed Persons by Industry, Occupation, Class of Worker
and Hours Worked, Philippines: October 2006 and October 2007
(In percent)
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| October | October
Selected Indicators | 2007 | 2006
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EMPLOYED PERSONS
Number (in thousands) 33,671 32,886
INDUSTRY SECTOR
Total 100.0 100.0
Agriculture
Agriculture, hunting and forestry 32.0 32.3
Fishing 4.1 4.3
Industry
Mining and quarrying 0.4 0.4
Manufacturing 9.1 9.2
Electricity, gas and water 0.4 0.4
Construction 5.2 4.9
Services
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles,
motorcycles and personal and household goods 18.3 18.7
Hotels and restaurants 2.7 2.8
Transport, storage and communication 7.7 7.5
Financial Intermediation 1.1 1.1
Real estate, renting and business activities 2.6 2.4
Public administration and defense, compulsory social security 4.7 4.6
Education 3.1 3.0
Health and social work 1.2 1.1
Other community, social and personal service activities 2.3 2.3
Private households with employed persons 5.1 4.9
Extra-territorial organizations and bodies 0.0 0.0
OCCUPATION
Total 100.0 100.0
Officials of government and special interest organizations,
corporate executives, managers, managing proprietors
and supervisors 11.3 11.5
Professionals 4.5 4.3
Technicians and associate professionals 2.6 2.7
Clerks 5.0 4.7
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 9.3 9.6
Farmers, forestry workers and fishermen 18.7 18.8
Trades and related workers 8.4 8.2
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 7.7 7.7
Laborers and unskilled workers 32.0 31.9
Special occupations 0.4 0.4
CLASS OF WORKER
Total 100.0 100.0
Wage and Salary Workers 51.1 50.6
Private household 5.2 5.0
Private establishment 37.7 37.7
Government/government corporation 7.8 7.6
With pay (family owned business) 0.4 0.3
Own Account 36.5 36.3
Self employed 32.3 31.9
Employer 4.2 4.5
Unpaid Family Workers 12.4 13.1
HOURS WORKED
Total 100.0 100.0
Working:
Less than 40 hours 35.1 36.6
40 hours and over 64.1 62.0
Did not work 0.8 1.4
Mean hours worked 41.7 41.2
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Notes: Estimates for October 2007 are preliminary and subject to change.
Figures were estimated using the 2000 Census-based Population Projections.
Source: National Statistics Office, October 2006 and October 2007 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: March 04, 2008
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