EMPLOYED PERSONS BY MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP
	1991 to 2002
	(In thousands)
	Major Industry Group	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
	Totals	22,979	23,917	24,443	25,166	25,698	27,442	27,888	28,261	29,003	27,775
	Agriculture, fishery and forestry	10,403	10,869	11,194	11,249	11,323	11,451	11,260	11,272	11,342	10,401
	Mining and quarrying	150	143	130	101	95	115	124	104	89	106
	Manufacturing	2,391	2,546	2,455	2,582	2,571	2,756	2,755	2,687	2,778	2,792
	Electricity, gas and water	99	92	106	100	103	123	139	140	145	116
	Construction	1,046	1,035	1,102	1,187	1,239	1,573	1,641	1,511	1,506	1,431
	Wholesale and retail trade	3,172	3,283	3,415	3,563	3,745	4,062	4,219	4,328	4,619	4,587
	Transportation, storage & communication	1,143	1,221	1,359	1,402	1,489	1,657	1,769	1,885	2,009	2,024
	Financing, insurance, real estate,  and business services	451	452	496	494	551	681	680	695	716	678
	Community, social and personal services	4,116	4,254	4,174	4,480	4,559	5,019	5,296	5,631	5,789	5,636
	Industry not adequately defined or reported	9	21	13	8	21	5	5	8	10	4
	Major Industry Group	2001				2002				2003
		January	April	July	October	January	April	July	October	January	April
	Totals	28,096	29,160	29,281	30,085	29,705	30,186	30,104	30,251	30,119	30,418
	Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry	9,176	9,747	9,839	10,102	9,870	9,788	11,311	10,175	10,017	9,970
	Fishing	1,076	1,168	1,141	1,151	1,136	1,237	1,125	1,136	1,133	1,185
	Mining and Quarrying	118	99	93	103	115	136	101	101	99	105
	Manufacturing	2,885	2,912	2,934	2,892	2,830	2,904	2,888	2,855	2,781	2,892
	Electricity, Gas and Water	116	124	118	116	120	114	108	124	117	116
	Construction	1,563	1,651	1,556	1,571	1,531	1,666	1,597	1,589	1,585	1,747
	Wholesale and Retail, Repair of Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles & Personal Household Goods	4,964	5,250	5,278	5,526	5,518	5,773	5,538	5,621	5,599	5,636
	Hotel and Restaurants	668	656	649	700	676	680	704	713	719	709
	Transport, Storage and Communication	2,081	2,108	2,112	2,171	2,167	2,104	2,205	2,171	2,248	2,287
	Financial Intermediation	285	277	292	314	299	301	329	318	285	286
	Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities	490	506	533	534	537	552	525	560	562	563
	Public Administration & Defense, Compulsory Social Security	1,380	1,402	1,360	1,385	1,424	1,445	1,439	1,461	1,432	1,466
	Education	892	886	948	955	932	913	956	939	968	934
	Health & Social Work	301	305	312	339	349	355	342	347	378	371
	Other Community, Social & Personal Service Activities	939	921	875	890	886	877	914	847	876	901
	Private Household With Employed Persons	1,154	1,145	1,237	1,334	1,314	1,339	1,311	1,289	1,316	1,251
	Extraterritorial Organizations & Bodies	7	2	4	3	2	2	3	5	5	1
	Note:   Starting 2001, the major industry groups are based on the 1994 Philippine Standard Industry Classification (PSIC).
	Data were taken from the final results of the October rounds of the Labor Force Survey (LFS) using past week as reference period
	Source:  National Statistics Office