TABLE 12 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Nature of Employment, by Sex and Class of
Worker: April 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 34,997 28,059 6,267 671
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 51.9 48.5 61.9 100.0
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 43.7 39.6 56.4 99.4
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 8.2 9.0 5.5 0.6
Own account workers 34.9 39.5 18.2 -
Self-employed 31.1 34.9 17.3 -
Employer 3.9 4.6 0.9 -
Unpaid family workers 13.1 11.9 19.9 -
Male 21,441 17,158 3,771 512
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 52.9 48.5 66.5 100.0
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 46.3 41.3 61.4 99.4
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 6.7 7.2 5.0 0.6
Own account workers 37.7 43.5 16.9 -
Self-employed 32.8 37.6 15.7 -
Employer 4.9 5.9 1.2 -
Unpaid family workers 9.3 8.0 16.7 -
Female 13,555 10,902 2,495 158
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wage and salary workers 50.3 48.5 55.1 100.0
Worked for private household, establishment,
or family-operated activity 39.7 36.8 48.8 100.0
Worked for government or government-controlled
corporation 10.6 11.8 6.2 *
Own account workers 30.5 33.3 20.2 -
Self-employed 28.3 30.6 19.8 -
Employer 2.2 2.7 0.4 -
Unpaid family workers 19.1 18.1 24.7 -
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Source: National Statistics Office, April 2009 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: June 29, 2010
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