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

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                                                                         |   October |   October
Selected Indicators                                                      |      2008 |      2007
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EMPLOYED PERSONS
Number (in thousands)                                                         34,533      33,672

INDUSTRY SECTOR
Total                                                                          100.0       100.0
Agriculture
    Agriculture, hunting and forestry                                           31.5        32.0
    Fishing                                                                      4.2         4.1
Industry
    Mining and quarrying                                                         0.5         0.4
    Manufacturing                                                                8.4         9.1
    Electricity, gas and water                                                   0.4         0.4
    Construction                                                                 5.4         5.2
Services
    Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles,
            motorcycles and personal and household goods                        18.9        18.3
    Hotels and restaurants                                                       2.7         2.7
    Transport, storage and  communication                                        7.5         7.7
    Financial Intermediation                                                     1.1         1.1
    Real estate, renting and business activities                                 2.8         2.6
    Public administration and defense, compulsory social security                4.9         4.7
    Education                                                                    3.2         3.1
    Health and social work                                                       1.2         1.2
    Other community, social and personal service activities                      2.3         2.3
    Private households with employed persons                                     5.0         5.0
    Extra-territorial organizations and bodies                                     -           -

OCCUPATION
Total                                                                          100.0       100.0
Officials of government and special interest organizations,
corporate executives, managers, managing proprietors
and supervisors                                                                 12.4        11.3
Professionals                                                                    4.6         4.5
Technicians and associate professionals                                          2.6         2.6
Clerks                                                                           5.0         5.0
Service workers and shop and market sales workers                               10.0         9.3
Farmers, forestry workers and fishermen                                         17.7        18.8
Trades and related workers                                                       7.9         8.4
Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                       6.8         7.7
Laborers and unskilled workers                                                  32.6        32.0
Special occupations                                                              0.4         0.4

CLASS OF WORKER
Total                                                                          100.0       100.0
Wage and Salary Workers                                                         51.9        51.1
   Private household                                                             5.0         5.2
   Private establishment                                                        38.7        37.7
   Government/government corporation                                             8.0         7.8
   With pay (family owned business)                                              0.2         0.4
Own Account                                                                     35.5        36.5
   Self employed                                                                31.4        32.3
   Employer                                                                      4.1         4.2
Unpaid Family Workers                                                           12.5        12.4

HOURS WORKED
Total                                                                          100.0       100.0
Working:
Less than 40 hours                                                              35.4        35.1
40 hours and over                                                               63.5        64.1
Did not work                                                                     1.2         0.8
Mean hours worked                                                               41.6        41.7

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

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

Page last updated:  December 16, 2008