TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL: JULY 1996 TO JULY 1997 (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding) ============================================================================================================== Jul 1997 Oct 1997 Jan 1997 Apr 1997 Jul 1997 NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPPINES Total Employed (In thousands) 27,419 100.0 27,442 100.0 27,335 100.0 28,105 100.0 27,531 100.0 At Work 27,188 99.2 27,259 99.3 26,997 98.8 27,472 97.7 27,276 99.1 Worked less than 40 hours 9,146 33.4 9,342 34.0 9,288 34.0 9,497 33.8 8,377 30.4 Less than 20 hours 2,783 10.1 3,032 11.0 3,012 11.0 2,718 9.7 2,441 8.9 20 - 29 hours 2,860 10.4 2,888 10.5 2,916 10.7 3,156 11.2 2,676 9.7 30 - 39 hours 3,503 12.8 3,422 12.5 3,360 12.3 3,623 12.9 3,260 11.8 Worked 40 hours and over 18,042 65.8 17,918 65.3 17,709 64.8 17,975 64.0 18,899 68.6 With a job, not at work 230 0.8 183 0.7 338 1.2 632 2.2 255 0.9 URBAN Total Employed 12,478 100.0 12,505 100.0 12,423 100.0 12,748 100.0 12,523 100.0 At Work 12,363 99.1 12,439 99.5 12,294 99.0 12,458 97.7 12,421 99.2 Worked less than 40 hours 2,593 20.8 2,601 20.8 2,548 20.5 2,679 21.0 2,415 19.3 Less than 20 hours 783 6.3 837 6.7 752 6.1 758 5.9 697 5.6 20 - 29 hours 852 6.8 829 6.6 825 6.6 922 7.2 798 6.4 30 - 39 hours 958 7.7 935 7.5 971 7.8 999 7.8 920 7.3 Worked 40 hours and over 9,770 78.3 9,838 78.7 9,746 78.5 9,779 76.7 10,006 79.9 With a job, not at work 115 0.9 66 0.5 129 1.0 290 2.3 102 0.8 RURAL Total Employed 14,941 100.0 14,937 100.0 14,912 100.0 15,357 100.0 15,008 100.0 At Work 14,826 99.2 14,819 99.2 14,702 98.6 15,016 97.8 14,855 99.0 Worked less than 40 hours 6,554 43.9 6,739 45.1 6,740 45.2 6,819 44.4 5,962 39.7 Less than 20 hours 2,000 13.4 2,195 14.7 2,260 15.2 1,960 12.8 1,744 11.6 20 - 29 hours 2,009 13.4 2,058 13.8 2,091 14.0 2,234 14.5 1,878 12.5 30 - 39 hours 2,545 17.0 2,486 16.6 2,389 16.0 2,625 17.1 2,340 15.6 Worked 40 hours and over 8,272 55.4 8,080 54.1 7,962 53.4 8,197 53.4 8,893 59.3 With a job, not at work 115 0.8 117 0.8 209 1.4 342 2.2 153 1.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division National Statistics Office