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