TABLE 12  Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Nature of Employment, by Sex and Class of
          Worker: October 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                                        34,533          28,201          5,656                  676
Number (in thousands)

Total                                             100.00          100.00         100.00               100.00	  

Wage and salary workers                             51.9            48.0           65.7                100.0
Worked for private household, establishment,        43.9            39.4           60.2                 99.3
or family-operated activity
Worked for government
or goverment-controlled corporation                  8.0             8.7            5.5                  0.7

Own-account workers                                 35.5            40.2           16.6                   -
Self-employed                                       31.4            35.3           15.8                   -
Employer                                             4.1             4.9            0.8                   -

Unpaid family workers                               12.5            11.8           17.8                   -

Male                                              21,276          17,360          3,438                  478
Number (in thousands)

Total                                             100.00          100.00         100.00               100.00  
Wage and salary workers                             52.4            47.7           69.5                100.0
Worked for private household, establishment,        46.1            40.9           64.5                 99.4
or family-operated activity
Worked for government
or goverment-controlled corporation                  6.4             6.8            5.0                  0.6

Own-account workers                                 38.6            44.3           15.3                   -
Self-employed                                       33.3            38.0           14.2                   -
Employer                                             5.3             6.2            1.1                   -

Unpaid family workers                                9.0             8.0           15.2                   -

Female                                            13,257          10,841          2,218                  198
Number (in thousands)

Total                                             100.00          100.00         100.00               100.00   
Wage and salary workers                             51.2            48.5           59.7                100.0
Worked for private household, establishment,        40.5            36.8           53.4                 99.2
or family-operated activity
Worked for government
or goverment-controlled corporation                 10.6            11.7            6.3                  0.8

Own-account workers                                 30.6            33.6           18.6                   -
Self-employed                                       28.3            30.9           18.3                   -
Employer                                             2.3             2.7            0.3                   -

Unpaid family workers                               18.2            17.8           21.8                   -

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Source:  National Statistics Office, October 2008 Labor Force Survey

Page last updated:  July 12, 2010
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