TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL: APRIL 1997 TO APRIL 1998 (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding) =================================================================================================================================== NUMBER OF Apr 1997 Jul 1997 Oct 1997 Jan 1998 Apr 1998 HOURS WORKED Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPPINES Total Employed (In thousands) 28,105 100.0 27,531 100.0 27,888 100.0 27,691 100.0 27,835 100.0 At Work 27,472 97.7 27,276 99.1 27,615 99.0 27,269 98.5 26,999 97.0 Worked less than 40 hours 9,497 33.8 8,377 30.4 9,522 34.1 9,689 35.0 9,655 34.7 Less than 20 hours 2,718 9.7 2,441 8.9 3,066 11.0 2,963 10.7 3,095 11.1 20 - 29 hours 3,156 11.2 2,676 9.7 2,991 10.7 3,158 11.4 3,260 11.7 30 - 39 hours 3,623 12.9 3,260 11.8 3,465 12.4 3,568 12.9 3,300 11.9 Worked 40 hours and over 17,975 64.0 18,899 68.6 18,093 64.9 17,580 63.5 17,344 62.3 With a job, not at work 632 2.2 255 0.9 272 1.0 422 1.5 836 3.0 URBAN Total Employed 12,748 100.0 12,523 100.0 12,688 100.0 12,659 100.0 12,791 100.0 At Work 12,458 97.7 12,421 99.2 12,570 99.1 12,479 98.6 12,423 97.1 Worked less than 40 hours 2,679 21.0 2,415 19.3 2,723 21.5 2,809 22.2 2,710 21.2 Less than 20 hours 758 5.9 697 5.6 868 6.8 849 6.7 836 6.5 20 - 29 hours 922 7.2 798 6.4 856 6.7 918 7.3 900 7.0 30 - 39 hours 999 7.8 920 7.3 999 7.9 1,042 8.2 974 7.6 Worked 40 hours and over 9,779 76.7 10,006 79.9 9,847 77.6 9,670 76.4 9,713 75.9 With a job, not at work 290 2.3 102 0.8 117 0.9 181 1.4 368 2.9 RURAL Total Employed 15,357 100.0 15,008 100.0 15,200 100.0 15,032 100.0 15,045 100.0 At Work 15,016 97.8 14,855 99.0 15,045 99.0 14,792 98.4 14,577 96.9 Worked less than 40 hours 6,819 44.4 5,962 39.7 6,799 44.7 6,882 45.8 6,946 46.2 Less than 20 hours 1,960 12.8 1,744 11.6 2,198 14.5 2,115 14.1 2,259 15.0 20 - 29 hours 2,234 14.5 1,878 12.5 2,135 14.0 2,241 14.9 2,360 15.7 30 - 39 hours 2,625 17.1 2,340 15.6 2,466 16.2 2,526 16.8 2,327 15.5 Worked 40 hours and over 8,197 53.4 8,893 59.3 8,246 54.2 7,910 52.6 7,631 50.7 With a job, not at work 342 2.2 153 1.0 155 1.0 241 1.6 468 3.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division Household Statistics Department National Statistics Office Republic of the Philippines