TABLE 12 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Nature of Employment, by Sex and Class of
Worker: April 2008
(In thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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| | Nature of Employment
| |---------------------------------------------------
| | Permanent Job | Short Term | Worked for Diff-
Sex and Class of Worker | Total | or Business | or Seasonal | erent Employers
| | and Unpaid | and Unpaid | on Day to Days or
| | Family Work | Family Work | Week to Week Basis
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Philippines
Both Sexes 33,535 26,159 6,359 1,017
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 52.9 48.0 65.1 100.0
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 44.9 39.3 59.3 99.9
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.0 8.8 5.8 0.1
Own account workers 34.6 40.2 17.0 -
Self-employed 30.0 34.6 16.0 -
Employer 4.6 5.7 1.0 -
Unpaid family workers 12.5 11.7 17.8 -
Male 20,774 16,123 3,896 755
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 53.9 48.1 69.0 100.0
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 47.5 41.2 63.7 99.8
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 6.4 6.9 5.3 0.2
Own account workers 36.9 43.7 15.8 -
Self-employed 31.1 36.6 14.5 -
Employer 5.8 7.1 1.3 -
Unpaid family workers 9.2 8.2 15.2 -
Female 12,762 10,036 2,463 262
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 51.2 48.0 58.9 100.0
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 40.6 36.2 52.4 100.0
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 10.5 11.8 6.5 -
Own account workers 30.9 34.6 19.0 -
Self-employed 28.3 31.4 18.6 -
Employer 2.7 3.3 0.5 -
Unpaid family workers 17.9 17.4 22.0 -
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Source: National Statistics Office, April 2008 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: August 24, 2010
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