TABLE 8  Employed Persons by Class of Worker and Broad Industry Group:
         January 2007 and January 2008
         (In thousands.  Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                |     Wage and Salary |       Own-Account |    Unpaid Family
Broad                     Total |             Workers |           Workers |          Workers
Industry     -------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------
Group                      Dif- |                Dif- |              Dif- |             Dif-
                           fer- |                fer- |              fer- |             fer-
               2008   2007 ence |   2008   2007  ence |  2008   2007 ence | 2008  2007  ence
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Philippines  33,693 33,545  148   17,421 17,911  (490) 12,161 11,764  397  4,110 3,870   240

Agriculture  11,793 11,640  153    2,807  3,207  (400)  5,941  5,705  236  3,045 2,728   317

Industry      4,981  4,977    4    4,059  4,058     1     769    717   52    153   180   (27)

Services     16,919 16,929  (10)  10,555 10,556    (1)  5,451  5,342  109    912   962   (50)

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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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