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

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                                                             |   October |   October
Selected Indicators                                          |      2009 |      2008
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EMPLOYED PERSONS
   Number (in thousands)                                          35,477      34,533

INDUSTRY SECTOR
Total                                                              100.0       100.0 
Agriculture                                                         34.0        35.7
    Agriculture, hunting and forestry                               29.8        31.4
    Fishing                                                          4.3         4.2

Industry                                                            14.5        14.7	  
    Mining and quarrying                                             0.5         0.5
    Manufacturing                                                    8.3         8.4
    Electricity, gas and water                                       0.5         0.4
    Construction                                                     5.3         5.4

Services                                                            51.5        49.6	  
    Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles,
       motorcycles and personal and household goods                 19.4        18.9
    Hotels and restaurants                                           2.9         2.7
    Transport, storage and  communication                            7.7         7.5
    Financial Intermediation                                         1.1         1.1
    Real estate, renting and business activities                     3.1         2.9
    Public administration and defense, compulsory
       social security                                               5.0         4.9
    Education                                                        3.3         3.2
    Health and social work                                           1.2         1.2
    Other community, social and personal service activities          2.4         2.3
    Private households with employed persons                         5.4         5.0
    Extra-territorial organizations and bodies                       -           0.0

OCCUPATION
Total                                                              100.0       100.0	 
Officials of government and special interest organizations,
corporate executives, managers, managing proprietors
and supervisors                                                     13.5        12.5
Professionals                                                        4.6         4.6
Technicians and associate professionals                              2.8         2.6
Clerks                                                               5.5         5.0
Service workers and shop and market sales workers                   10.5        10.0
Farmers, forestry workers and fishermen                             16.4        17.7
Trades and related workers                                           7.3         7.9
Plant and machine operators and assemblers                           6.4         6.8
Laborers and unskilled workers                                      32.5        32.5
Special occupations                                                  0.5         0.4

CLASS OF WORKER
Total                                                              100.0       100.0 
Wage and Salary Workers                                             53.6        51.9
   Private household                                                 5.4         5.0
   Private establishment                                            39.7        38.7
   Government/government corporation                                 8.1         8.0
   With pay (family owned business)                                  0.4         0.2
Own Account                                                         34.5        35.5
   Self employed                                                    30.5        31.4
   Employer                                                          4.0         4.1
Unpaid Family Workers                                               11.9        12.5

HOURS WORKED
Total                                                              100.0       100.0		
Working:
Less than 40 hours                                                  36.3        35.4
40 hours and over                                                   62.2        63.5
Did not work                                                         1.5         1.2
Mean hours worked                                                   41.3        41.6

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

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

Page last updated:  December 15, 2009