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

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                                                                          |      July |      July
Selected Indicators                                                       |      2008 |      2007
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EMPLOYED PERSONS
   Number (in thousands)                                                       34,597      33,318

INDUSTRY SECTOR
Total                                                                           100.0       100.0	 
Agriculture                                                                      35.0        34.5
    Agriculture, hunting and forestry                                            30.9        30.3
    Fishing                                                                       4.1         4.2
Industry                                                                         14.8        15.6
    Mining and quarrying                                                          0.4         0.4
    Manufacturing                                                                 8.5         9.2
    Electricity, gas and water                                                    0.4         0.4
    Construction                                                                  5.4         5.5
Services                                                                         50.2        50.0
    Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles,
            motorcycles and personal and household goods                         19.1        19.1
    Hotels and restaurants                                                        2.8         2.7
    Transport, storage and  communication                                         7.3         7.9
    Financial Intermediation                                                      1.1         1.1
    Real estate, renting and business activities                                  2.8         2.5
    Public administration and defense, compulsory social security                 5.0         4.6
    Education                                                                     3.1         3.2
    Health and social work                                                        1.1         1.1
    Other community, social and personal service activities                       2.4         2.5
    Private households with employed persons                                      5.4         5.3
    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                                                                  13.0        12.0
Professionals                                                                     4.4         4.3
Technicians and associate professionals                                           2.6         2.7
Clerks                                                                            4.9         5.0
Service workers and shop and market sales workers                                 9.9         9.8
Farmers, forestry workers and fishermen                                          17.7        18.0
Trades and related workers                                                        8.1         8.7
Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                        6.5         7.5
Laborers and unskilled workers                                                   32.4        31.5
Special occupations                                                               0.5         0.4

CLASS OF WORKER
Total                                                                           100.0       100.0	 
Wage and Salary Workers                                                          52.8        53.1
   Private household                                                              5.4         5.4
   Private establishment                                                         39.0        39.1
   Government/government corporation                                              8.1         8.0
   With pay (family owned business)                                               0.4         0.6
Own Account                                                                      35.3        35.7
   Self employed                                                                 31.1        31.4
   Employer                                                                       4.2         4.3
Unpaid Family Workers                                                            11.8        11.2

HOURS WORKED
Total                                                                           100.0       100.0	
Working:
Less than 40 hours                                                               33.8        33.2
40 hours and over                                                                65.2        66.1
Did not work                                                                      1.0         0.7
Mean hours worked                                                                42.5        42.6

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Notes:    Estimates for July 2008 are preliminary and subject to change.
          Figures were estimated using the 2000 Census-based Population Projections.

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

Page last updated:  September 16, 2008