TABLE 1   Employed Persons by Industry, Occupation, Class of Worker and Hours Worked, Philippines:
          July 2008 and July 2009
         (In percent)

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                                                                         |      July |      July
Selected Indicators                                                      |      2009 |      2008
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EMPLOYED PERSONS                                                              35,509      34,593
Number (in thousands)

INDUSTRY SECTOR

Total                                                                          100.0       100.0
Agriculture                                                                     33.6        35.0
    Agriculture, hunting and forestry                                           29.5        30.9
    Fishing                                                                      4.1         4.1
Industry                                                                        14.8        14.8
    Mining and quarrying                                                         0.5         0.4
    Manufacturing                                                                8.3         8.6
    Electricity, gas and water                                                   0.4         0.4
    Construction                                                                 5.6         5.4
Services                                                                        51.5        50.2
    Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles,
            motorcycles and personal and household goods                        18.9        19.1
    Hotels and restaurants                                                       3.0         2.8
    Transport, storage and  communication                                        7.6         7.3
    Financial Intermediation                                                     1.1         1.1
    Real estate, renting and business activities                                 3.1         2.8
    Public administration and defense, compulsory social security                5.0         5.0
    Education                                                                    3.3         3.1
    Health and social work                                                       1.2         1.1
    Other community, social and personal service activities                      2.5         2.4
    Private households with employed persons                                     6.0         5.4
    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                                                                 13.8        13.1
Professionals                                                                    4.5         4.4
Technicians and associate professionals                                          2.6         2.6
Clerks                                                                           5.1         4.9
Service workers and shop and market sales workers                               10.5        10.0
Farmers, forestry workers and fishermen                                         16.2        17.5
Trades and related workers                                                       7.8         8.0
Plant and machine operators and assemblers                                       6.1         6.5
Laborers and unskilled workers                                                  33.0        32.5
Special occupations                                                              0.4         0.5

CLASS OF WORKER

Total                                                                          100.0       100.0
Wage and Salary Workers                                                         55.3        52.9
   Private household                                                             6.0         5.4
   Private establishment                                                        40.8        39.1
   Government/government corporation                                             8.3         8.1
   With pay (family owned business)                                              0.3         0.3
Own Account                                                                     33.9        35.5
   Self employed                                                                29.5        31.3
   Employer                                                                      4.4         4.2
Unpaid Family Workers                                                           10.8        11.6

HOURS WORKED

Total                                                                          100.0       100.0
Working:
Less than 40 hours                                                              34.1        33.8
40 hours and over                                                               64.9        65.2
Did not work                                                                     1.0         1.0
Mean hours worked                                                               42.5        42.5

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Notes:    Estimates for July 2009 are preliminary and may change.
          Figures were estimated using the 2000 Census-based Population Projections.

Source:  National Statistics Office, July 2008 and July 2009 Labor Force Sur Survey

Page last updated:  September 15, 2009