| Table 4. Employment and Compensation, 2004-2005 | |||||||||||
| (Compensation in US$ Million) | |||||||||||
| Category | Employment | Compensation | Employment Growth Rate | Compensation Growth Rate | |||||||
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | ||
| (in percent) | (in percent) | (in percent) | (in percent) | ||||||||
| Contact Center | 65,006 | 96,246 | 153,683 | 331.5 | 555.6 | 766.1 | 48.1 | 59.7 | 67.6 | 37.9 | |
| Transcription | 901 | 1,785 | 4,956 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 98.2 | 177.6 | 139.9 | 142.3 | |
| Animation | 1,488 | 1,864 | 4,482 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 13.8 | 25.2 | 140.5 | 35.8 | 63.3 | |
| Software Development | 11,975 | 17,829 | 42,657 | 83.1 | 120.2 | 248.5 | 48.9 | 139.3 | 44.5 | 106.8 | |
| Other BPOs | 15,118 | 20,278 | 42,267 | 48.5 | 79.9 | 225.9 | 34.1 | 108.4 | 64.5 | 183.0 | |
| Total | 94,488 | 138,002 | 248,045 | 471.4 | 769.0 | 1,266.4 | 46.1 | 79.7 | 63.1 | 64.7 | |