TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL: OCTOBER 1996 TO OCTOBER 1997 (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding) ==================================================================================================================================================================== NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED Oct 1996 Jan 1997 Apr 1997 Jul 1997 Oct 1997 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPPINES Total Employed (In thousands) 27,442 100.0 27,335 100.0 28,105 100.0 27,531 100.0 27,888 100.0 At Work 27,259 99.3 26,997 98.8 27,472 97.7 27,276 99.1 27,615 99.0 Worked less than 40 hours 9,342 34.0 9,288 34.0 9,497 33.8 8,377 30.4 9,522 34.1 Less than 20 hours 3,032 11.0 3,012 11.0 2,718 9.7 2,441 8.9 3,066 11.0 20 - 29 hours 2,888 10.5 2,916 10.7 3,156 11.2 2,676 9.7 2,991 10.7 30 - 39 hours 3,422 12.5 3,360 12.3 3,623 12.9 3,260 11.8 3,465 12.4 Worked 40 hours and over 17,918 65.3 17,709 64.8 17,975 64.0 18,899 68.6 18,093 64.9 With a job, not at work 183 0.7 338 1.2 632 2.2 255 0.9 272 1.0 URBAN Total Employed 12,505 100.0 12,423 100.0 12,748 100.0 12,523 100.0 12,688 100.0 At Work 12,439 99.5 12,294 99.0 12,458 97.7 12,421 99.2 12,570 99.1 Worked less than 40 hours 2,601 20.8 2,548 20.5 2,679 21.0 2,415 19.3 2,723 21.5 Less than 20 hours 837 6.7 752 6.1 758 5.9 697 5.6 868 6.8 20 - 29 hours 829 6.6 825 6.6 922 7.2 798 6.4 856 6.7 30 - 39 hours 935 7.5 971 7.8 999 7.8 920 7.3 999 7.9 Worked 40 hours and over 9,838 78.7 9,746 78.5 9,779 76.7 10,006 79.9 9,847 77.6 With a job, not at work 66 0.5 129 1.0 290 2.3 102 0.8 117 0.9 RURAL Total Employed 14,937 100.0 14,912 100.0 15,357 100.0 15,008 100.0 15,200 100.0 At Work 14,819 99.2 14,702 98.6 15,016 97.8 14,855 99.0 15,045 99.0 Worked less than 40 hours 6,739 45.1 6,740 45.2 6,819 44.4 5,962 39.7 6,799 44.7 Less than 20 hours 2,195 14.7 2,260 15.2 1,960 12.8 1,744 11.6 2,198 14.5 20 - 29 hours 2,058 13.8 2,091 14.0 2,234 14.5 1,878 12.5 2,135 14.0 30 - 39 hours 2,486 16.6 2,389 16.0 2,625 17.1 2,340 15.6 2,466 16.2 Worked 40 hours and over 8,080 54.1 7,962 53.4 8,197 53.4 8,893 59.3 8,246 54.2 With a job, not at work 117 0.8 209 1.4 342 2.2 153 1.0 155 1.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division Household Statistics Department National Statistics Office Republic of the Philippines