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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