TABLE 6 Employed Persons by Class of Worker: January 2007 and January 2008
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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January 2008 | January 2007
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Class of Worker Number | Number
(Thousands) Percent | (Thousands) Percent
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Philippines 33,693 100.0 33,545 100.0
Wage and salary workers 17,421 51.7 17,911 53.4
Private household 1,774 5.3 1,915 5.7
Private establishment 12,880 38.2 13,225 39.4
Government/government corporation 2,656 7.9 2,605 7.8
With pay (family-owned business) 111 0.3 167 0.5
Own-account 12,161 36.1 11,764 35.1
Self-employed 10,880 32.3 10,194 30.4
Employer 1,281 3.8 1,570 4.7
Unpaid family workers 4,110 12.2 3,870 11.5
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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
Page last updated: July 01, 2008
Related textual analysis | Labor Force Statistics Index