TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL: JULY 1997 TO JULY 1998 (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding) ======================================================================================================================================== NUMBER OF Jul 1997 Oct 1997 Jan 1998 Apr 1998 Jul 1998 HOURS WORKED Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPPINES Total Employed (In thousands) 27,531 100.0 27,888 100.0 27,689 100.0 27,837 100.0 27,856 100.0 At Work 27,276 99.1 27,615 99.0 27,265 98.5 27,000 97.0 27,551 98.9 Worked less than 40 hours 8,377 30.4 9,522 34.1 9,687 35.0 9,655 34.7 9,419 33.8 Less than 20 hours 2,441 8.9 3,066 11.0 2,964 10.7 3,094 11.1 2,702 9.7 20 - 29 hours 2,676 9.7 2,991 10.7 3,157 11.4 3,260 11.7 3,096 11.1 30 - 39 hours 3,260 11.8 3,465 12.4 3,566 12.9 3,301 11.9 3,621 13.0 Worked 40 hours and over 18,899 68.6 18,093 64.9 17,578 63.5 17,345 62.3 18,132 65.1 With a job, not at work 255 0.9 272 1.0 424 1.5 836 3.0 305 1.1 URBAN Total Employed 12,523 100.0 12,688 100.0 12,658 100.0 12,790 100.0 12,680 100.0 At Work 12,421 99.2 12,570 99.1 12,477 98.6 12,423 97.1 12,541 98.9 Worked less than 40 hours 2,415 19.3 2,723 21.5 2,808 22.2 2,710 21.2 2,756 21.7 Less than 20 hours 697 5.6 868 6.8 849 6.7 836 6.5 801 6.3 20 - 29 hours 798 6.4 856 6.7 918 7.3 900 7.0 924 7.3 30 - 39 hours 920 7.3 999 7.9 1,041 8.2 974 7.6 1,031 8.1 Worked 40 hours and over 10,006 79.9 9,847 77.6 9,669 76.4 9,713 75.9 9,785 77.2 With a job, not at work 102 0.8 117 0.9 181 1.4 368 2.9 139 1.1 RURAL Total Employed 15,008 100.0 15,200 100.0 15,031 100.0 15,046 100.0 15,176 100.0 At Work 14,855 99.0 15,045 99.0 14,789 98.4 14,578 96.9 15,010 98.9 Worked less than 40 hours 5,962 39.7 6,799 44.7 6,880 45.8 6,946 46.2 6,663 43.9 Less than 20 hours 1,744 11.6 2,198 14.5 2,116 14.1 2,259 15.0 1,901 12.5 20 - 29 hours 1,878 12.5 2,135 14.0 2,239 14.9 2,360 15.7 2,172 14.3 30 - 39 hours 2,340 15.6 2,466 16.2 2,525 16.8 2,327 15.5 2,590 17.1 Worked 40 hours and over 8,893 59.3 8,246 54.2 7,909 52.6 7,632 50.7 8,347 55.0 With a job, not at work 153 1.0 155 1.0 243 1.6 468 3.1 166 1.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division Household Statistics Department National Statistics Office Republic of the Philippines