TABLE 4  Employed Persons by Major Industry Group: January 2007 and January 2008
         (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                                           January 2008 |          January 2008
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Major Industry Group                                  Number            |     Number
                                                  (Thousands)   Percent | (Thousands)   Percent
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Philippines                                           33,693      100.0       33,545      100.0

Agriculture                                           11,793       35.0       11,639       34.7
  Agriculture, hunting, and forestry                  10,409       30.9       10,211       30.4
  Fishing                                              1,383        4.1        1,428        4.3

Industry                                               4,981       14.8        4,977       14.8
  Mining and quarrying                                   152        0.4          144        0.4
  Manufacturing                                        2,963        8.8        3,041        9.1
  Electricity, gas, and water                            126        0.4          124        0.4
  Construction                                         1,740        5.2        1,668        5.0

Services                                              16,919       50.2       16,929       50.5
  Wholesale and retail trade;
    repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles,
    and personal and household goods                   6,333       18.8        6,418       19.1
  Hotels and restaurants                                 964        2.9          964        2.9
  Transport, storage, and  communication               2,674        7.9        2,604        7.8
  Financial Intermediation                               364        1.1          344        1.0
  Real estate, renting, and business activities          904        2.7          910        2.7
  Public administration and defense;
    compulsory and social security                     1,612        4.8        1,541        4.6
  Education                                            1,083        3.2        1,032        3.1
  Health and social work                                 390        1.2          388        1.2
  Other community, social, and personal                  846        2.5          858        2.6
    service activities
  Private households with employed persons             1,747        5.2        1,869        5.6
  Extraterritorial organizations and bodies                2        0.0            2        0.0

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Note:
Figures were estimated using the 2000 Census-based Population Projections.

Source:  National Statistics Office, January 2007 and January 2008 Labor Force Survey

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