TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL: JANUARY 1996 TO JANUARY 1997 (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding) ===================================================================================================================================== Jan 1996 Apr 1996 Jul 1996 Oct 1996 Jan 1997 NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPPINES Total Employed (In thousands) 26,527 100.0 27,358 100.0 27,419 100.0 27,442 100.0 27,335 100.0 At Work 26,248 98.9 26,813 98.0 27,188 99.2 27,259 99.3 26,997 98.8 Worked less than 40 hours 9,220 34.8 11,713 42.8 9,146 33.4 9,342 34.0 9,288 34.0 Less than 20 hours 2,735 10.3 3,282 12.0 2,783 10.1 3,032 11.0 3,012 11.0 20 - 29 hours 2,987 11.3 4,290 15.7 2,860 10.4 2,888 10.5 2,916 10.7 30 - 39 hours 3,498 13.2 4,141 15.1 3,503 12.8 3,422 12.5 3,360 12.3 Worked 40 hours and over 17,028 64.2 15,100 55.2 18,042 65.8 17,918 65.3 17,709 64.8 With a job, not at work 278 1.0 542 2.0 230 0.8 183 0.7 338 1.2 URBAN Total Employed 12,637 100.0 12,883 100.0 12,478 100.0 12,505 100.0 12,423 100.0 At Work 12,536 99.2 12,599 97.8 12,363 99.1 12,439 99.5 12,294 99.0 Worked less than 40 hours 3,150 24.9 4,619 35.9 2,593 20.8 2,601 20.8 2,548 20.5 Less than 20 hours 905 7.2 1,119 8.7 783 6.3 837 6.7 752 6.1 20 - 29 hours 995 7.9 1,813 14.1 852 6.8 829 6.6 825 6.6 30 - 39 hours 1250 9.9 1,687 13.1 958 7.7 935 7.5 971 7.8 Worked 40 hours and over 9,386 74.3 7,980 61.9 9,770 78.3 9,838 78.7 9,746 78.5 With a job, not at work 101 0.8 281 2.2 115 0.9 66 0.5 129 1.0 RURAL Total Employed 13,890 100.0 14,475 100.0 14,941 100.0 14,937 100.0 14,912 100.0 At Work 13,712 98.7 14,214 98.2 14,826 99.2 14,819 99.2 14,702 98.6 Worked less than 40 hours 6,071 43.7 7,094 49.0 6,554 43.9 6,739 45.1 6,740 45.2 Less than 20 hours 1,830 13.2 2,163 14.9 2,000 13.4 2,195 14.7 2,260 15.2 20 - 29 hours 1,993 14.3 2,477 17.1 2,009 13.4 2,058 13.8 2,091 14.0 30 - 39 hours 2,248 16.2 2,454 17.0 2,545 17.0 2,486 16.6 2,389 16.0 Worked 40 hours and over 7,641 55.0 7,120 49.2 8,272 55.4 8,080 54.1 7,962 53.4 With a job, not at work 178 1.3 261 1.8 115 0.8 117 0.8 209 1.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division National Statistics Office Republic of the Philippines