TABLE 1 Employed Persons by Industry, Occupation, Class of Worker and Hours Worked, Philippines:
April 2008 and April 2009
(In percent)
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| April | April
Selected Indicators | 2009 | 2008
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EMPLOYED PERSONS
Number (in thousands) 34,993 33,535
INDUSTRY SECTOR
Total 100.0 100.0
Agriculture 35.2 35.5
Agriculture, hunting and forestry 31.0 31.2
Fishing 4.2 4.3
Industry 14.5 14.9
Mining and quarrying 0.5 0.5
Manufacturing 8.1 8.6
Electricity, gas and water 0.4 0.4
Construction 5.6 5.5
Services 50.3 49.6
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles,
motorcycles and personal and household goods 19.1 18.9
Hotels and restaurants 2.8 2.8
Transport, storage and communication 7.5 7.7
Financial Intermediation 1.1 1.1
Real estate, renting and business activities 2.9 2.8
Public administration and defense, compulsory social security 5.1 5.0
Education 3.1 3.1
Health and social work 1.2 1.1
Other community, social and personal service activities 2.6 2.5
Private households with employed persons 4.9 4.7
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 13.3 13.4
Professionals 4.5 4.4
Technicians and associate professionals 2.6 2.6
Clerks 5.4 5.0
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 10.3 10.0
Farmers, forestry workers and fishermen 17.0 17.0
Trades and related workers 7.7 8.0
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 6.2 6.6
Laborers and unskilled workers 32.5 32.7
Special occupations 0.4 0.4
CLASS OF WORKER
Total 100.0 100.0
Wage and Salary Workers 51.9 52.9
Private household 4.9 4.7
Private establishment 38.5 39.8
Government/government corporation 8.2 8.0
With pay (family owned business) 0.3 0.4
Own Account 34.9 34.6
Self employed 31.1 30.0
Employer 3.9 4.6
Unpaid Family Workers 13.1 12.5
HOURS WORKED
Total 100.0 100.0
Working:
Less than 40 hours 41.0 35.6
40 hours and over 56.6 61.9
Did not work 2.4 2.5
Mean hours worked
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Notes: Estimates for April 2009 are preliminary and may change.
Figures were estimated using the 2000 Census-based Population Projections.
Source: National Statistics Office, April 2008 and April 2009 Labor Force Sur Survey
Page last updated: June 16, 2009
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