TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL: JANUARY 1997 TO JANUARY 1998 (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding) ===================================================================================================================================== NUMBER OF Jan 1997 Apr 1997 Jul 1997 Oct 1997 Jan 1998 HOURS WORKED Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPPINES Total Employed (In thousands) 27,335 100.0 28,105 100.0 27,531 100.0 27,888 100.0 27,693 100.0 At Work 26,997 98.8 27,472 97.7 27,276 99.1 27,615 99.0 27,271 98.5 Worked less than 40 hours 9,288 34.0 9,497 33.8 8,377 30.4 9,522 34.1 9,686 35.0 Less than 20 hours 3,012 11.0 2,718 9.7 2,441 8.9 3,066 11.0 2,969 10.7 20 - 29 hours 2,916 10.7 3,156 11.2 2,676 9.7 2,991 10.7 3,151 11.4 30 - 39 hours 3,360 12.3 3,623 12.9 3,260 11.8 3,465 12.4 3,566 12.9 Worked 40 hours and over 17,709 64.8 17,975 64.0 18,899 68.6 18,093 64.9 17,586 63.5 With a job, not at work 338 1.2 632 2.2 255 0.9 272 1.0 422 1.5 URBAN Total Employed 12,423 100.0 12,748 100.0 12,523 100.0 12,688 100.0 12,641 100.0 At Work 12,294 99.0 12,458 97.7 12,421 99.2 12,570 99.1 12,461 98.6 Worked less than 40 hours 2,548 20.5 2,679 21.0 2,415 19.3 2,723 21.5 2,801 22.2 Less than 20 hours 752 6.1 758 5.9 697 5.6 868 6.8 851 6.7 20 - 29 hours 825 6.6 922 7.2 798 6.4 856 6.7 914 7.2 30 - 39 hours 971 7.8 999 7.8 920 7.3 999 7.9 1036 8.2 Worked 40 hours and over 9,746 78.5 9,779 76.7 10,006 79.9 9,847 77.6 9,659 76.4 With a job, not at work 129 1.0 290 2.3 102 0.8 117 0.9 180 1.4 RURAL Total Employed 14,912 100.0 15,357 100.0 15,008 100.0 15,200 100.0 15,052 100.0 At Work 14,702 98.6 15,016 97.8 14,855 99.0 15,045 99.0 14,810 98.4 Worked less than 40 hours 6,740 45.2 6,819 44.4 5,962 39.7 6,799 44.7 6,884 45.7 Less than 20 hours 2,260 15.2 1,960 12.8 1,744 11.6 2,198 14.5 2,118 14.1 20 - 29 hours 2,091 14.0 2,234 14.5 1,878 12.5 2,135 14.0 2,237 14.9 30 - 39 hours 2,389 16.0 2,625 17.1 2,340 15.6 2,466 16.2 2,529 16.8 Worked 40 hours and over 7,962 53.4 8,197 53.4 8,893 59.3 8,246 54.2 7,927 52.7 With a job, not at work 209 1.4 342 2.2 153 1.0 155 1.0 242 1.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division Household Statistics Department National Statistics Office Republic of the Philippines