TABLE 12 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Nature of Employment, by Sex and Class of
Worker: January 2009
(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 34,262 28,415 5,255 592
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 52.3 49.0 64.8 100.0
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 44.2 40.3 59.0 99.5
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.1 8.7 5.8 0.3
Own account workers 35.4 39.5 17.3 -
Self-employed 31.3 34.7 16.5 -
Employer 4.1 4.8 0.8 -
Unpaid family workers 12.3 11.5 17.9 -
Male 20,989 17,348 3,199 442
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 52.6 48.3 69.1 100.0
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 46.2 41.5 63.8 99.8
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 6.4 6.8 5.3 0.5
Own account workers 38.4 43.6 15.6 -
Self-employed 33.3 37.6 14.6 -
Employer 5.2 6.1 1.0 -
Unpaid family workers 9.0 8.0 15.3 -
Female 13,272 11,067 2,056 149
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 51.8 50.0 58.0 100.0
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 41.0 38.3 51.6 100.0
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 10.7 11.7 6.5 0.7
Own account workers 30.7 33.1 20.0 -
Self-employed 28.2 30.2 19.4 -
Employer 2.5 2.9 0.5 -
Unpaid family workers 17.5 17.0 22.0 -
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Source: National Statistics Office, January 2009 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: July 2, 2010
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