TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL: APRIL 1996 TO APRIL 1997 (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding) =========================================================================================================================================== Apr 1996 Jul 1996 Oct 1996 Jan 1997 Apr 1997 NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPPINES Total Employed (In thousands) 27,358 100.0 27,419 100.0 27,442 100.0 27,335 100.0 28,105 100.0 At Work 26,813 98.0 27,188 99.2 27,259 99.3 26,997 98.8 27,472 97.7 Worked less than 40 hours 11,713 42.8 9,146 33.4 9,342 34.0 9,288 34.0 9,497 33.8 Less than 20 hours 3,282 12.0 2,783 10.1 3,032 11.0 3,012 11.0 2,718 9.7 20 - 29 hours 4,290 15.7 2,860 10.4 2,888 10.5 2,916 10.7 3,156 11.2 30 - 39 hours 4,141 15.1 3,503 12.8 3,422 12.5 3,360 12.3 3,623 12.9 Worked 40 hours and over 15,100 55.2 18,042 65.8 17,918 65.3 17,709 64.8 17,975 64.0 With a job, not at work 542 2.0 230 0.8 183 0.7 338 1.2 632 2.2 URBAN Total Employed 12,883 100.0 12,478 100.0 12,505 100.0 12,423 100.0 12,748 100.0 At Work 12,599 97.8 12,363 99.1 12,439 99.5 12,294 99.0 12,465 97.8 Worked less than 40 hours 4,619 35.9 2,593 20.8 2,601 20.8 2,548 20.5 2,686 21.1 Less than 20 hours 1,119 8.7 783 6.3 837 6.7 752 6.1 758 5.9 20 - 29 hours 1,813 14.1 852 6.8 829 6.6 825 6.6 929 7.3 30 - 39 hours 1,687 13.1 958 7.7 935 7.5 971 7.8 999 7.8 Worked 40 hours and over 7,980 61.9 9,770 78.3 9,838 78.7 9,746 78.5 9,779 76.7 With a job, not at work 281 2.2 115 0.9 66 0.5 129 1.0 290 2.3 RURAL Total Employed 14,475 100.0 14,941 100.0 14,937 100.0 14,912 100.0 15,357 100.0 At Work 14,214 98.2 14,826 99.2 14,819 99.2 14,702 98.6 15,016 97.8 Worked less than 40 hours 7,094 49.0 6,554 43.9 6,739 45.1 6,740 45.2 6,819 44.4 Less than 20 hours 2,163 14.9 2,000 13.4 2,195 14.7 2,260 15.2 1,960 12.8 20 - 29 hours 2,477 17.1 2,009 13.4 2,058 13.8 2,091 14.0 2,234 14.5 30 - 39 hours 2,454 17.0 2,545 17.0 2,486 16.6 2,389 16.0 2,625 17.1 Worked 40 hours and over 7,120 49.2 8,272 55.4 8,080 54.1 7,962 53.4 8,197 53.4 With a job, not at work 261 1.8 115 0.8 117 0.8 209 1.4 342 2.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: National Statistics Office