TABLE 1   Employed Persons by Industry, Occupation, Class of Worker, and Hours Worked, Philippines:
          April 2007 and April 2008	 
         (In percent)

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                                                                          |     April |     April
Selected Indicators                                                       |      2008 |      2007
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EMPLOYED PERSONS
   Number (in thousands)                                                       33,536      33,704

INDUSTRY SECTOR
   Total                                                                        100.0       100.0  
      Agriculture                                                                35.5        35.2
          Agriculture, hunting and forestry                                      31.2        30.5
          Fishing                                                                 4.3         4.6
      Industry                                                                   14.9        15.6
          Mining and quarrying                                                    0.4         0.5
          Manufacturing                                                           8.6         9.1
          Electricity, gas and water                                              0.4         0.4
          Construction                                                            5.5         5.5
      Services                                                                   49.6        49.3
          Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles,
                  motorcycles and personal and household goods                   18.9        19.1
          Hotels and restaurants                                                  2.8         2.6
          Transport, storage and  communication                                   7.7         7.6
          Financial Intermediation                                                1.1         1.0
          Real estate, renting and business activities                            2.8         2.7
          Public administration and defense, compulsory social security           5.0         4.6
          Education                                                               3.1         3.0
          Health and social work                                                  1.1         1.1
          Other community, social and personal service activities                 2.5         2.8
          Private households with employed persons                                4.7         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                                                         13.1        11.7
      Professionals                                                               4.4         4.2
      Technicians and associate professionals                                     2.6         2.7
      Clerks                                                                      5.1         4.8
      Service workers and shop and market sales workers                           9.8         9.8
      Farmers, forestry workers and fishermen                                    17.3        17.9
      Trades and related workers                                                  8.1         8.4
      Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                  6.6         7.7
      Laborers and unskilled workers                                             32.6        32.4
      Special occupations                                                         0.4         0.4

CLASS OF WORKER
   Total                                                                        100.0       100.0	  
      Wage and Salary Workers                                                    52.8        51.1
         Private household                                                        4.7         4.9
         Private establishment                                                   39.5        38.2
         Government/government corporation                                        8.0         7.6
         With pay (family-owned business)                                         0.5         0.4
      Own Account                                                                34.7        35.8
         Self employed                                                           30.1        31.9
         Employer                                                                 4.6         3.8
      Unpaid Family Workers                                                      12.5        13.1

HOURS WORKED
   Total                                                                        100.0       100.0	  
      Working:
      Less than 40 hours                                                         35.7        41.8
      40 hours and over                                                          61.9        55.5
      Did not work                                                                2.5         2.7
      Mean hours worked                                                          41.6        39.6

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

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

Page last updated:  June 17, 2008