Table 7.  Employed Persons by Number of Hours Worked During the Past Week: July 2004 and July 2005
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                        |        July 2005     |        July 2004
 Major Industry Group                   |----------------------|---------------------
                                        |  Number      Percent |  Number     Percent
                                        |  ('000)              |  ('000)
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Philippines                               32,521         100.0    31,632       100.0

  At  Work
    Worked less than 40 hours             11,887          36.6    11,085        35.0
        Less than 20 hours                 4,092          12.6     4,051        12.8
        20 - 29 hours                      3,756          11.6     3,534        11.2
        30 - 39 hours                      4,039          12.4     3,499        11.1
    Worked 40 hours and over              20,240          62.2    20,133        63.6
        40 - 48 hours                     13,020          40.0    12,896        40.8
        49 and over                        7,220          22.2     7,237        22.9
  With a job, not at work                    394           1.2       415         1.3

  Mean Hours Worked                         41.3                    41.6


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Note :   Estimates are preliminary and subject to change.

Source:  Income and Employment Statistics Division,
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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