Majority of establishments had an average total employment of less than 20
1. There were 40,257 establishments engaged in the other community, social and personal services sector which were covered by the 2000 Census of Philippine Business and Industry (CPBI). Most of these establishments, 39,534 or 98.2 percent had an average total employment (ATE) of less than 20 while only 723 or 1.8 percent had ATE of more than 20. See Table 1 for summary statistics for all Other Community, Social and Personal Services establishments.
2. Establishments involved in other service activities (PSIC O93) like dry cleaning hairdressing and funeral comprised the biggest number with 26,485 or 65.8 percent of the total count for the sector. The rest were engaged in recreational, cultural and sporting activities (PSIC O92) with 13,710 (34.1 percent) and in sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities (PSIC O90) with only 62 (0.1 percent).
3. At the regional level, the National Capital Region (NCR) accounted for 10,630 of these kinds of establishments or 26.4 percent of the total establishment count. On the other hand, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) had the least number, with a combined number of only 711 or a mere 1.8 percent of the total. Figure 1 shows the distribution of other community, social and personal service establishments by region.
