TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL: OCTOBER 1997 TO OCTOBER 1998 (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.) ========================================================================================================================================= NUMBER OF Oct 1997 Jan 1998 Apr 1998 Jul 1998 Oct 1998 HOURS WORKED Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPPINES Total Employed (In thousands) 27,888 100.0 27,689 100.0 27,837 100.0 27,856 100.0 28,262 100.0 At Work 27,615 99.0 27,265 98.5 27,000 97.0 27,551 98.9 27,861 98.6 Worked less than 40 hours 9,522 34.1 9,687 35.0 9,655 34.7 9,419 33.8 10,085 35.7 Less than 20 hours 3,066 11.0 2,964 10.7 3,094 11.1 2,702 9.7 3,208 11.4 20 - 29 hours 2,991 10.7 3,157 11.4 3,260 11.7 3,096 11.1 3,337 11.8 30 - 39 hours 3,465 12.4 3,566 12.9 3,301 11.9 3,621 13.0 3,540 12.5 Worked 40 hours and over 18,093 64.9 17,578 63.5 17,345 62.3 18,132 65.1 17,776 62.9 With a job, not at work 272 1.0 424 1.5 836 3.0 305 1.1 400 1.4 URBAN Total Employed 12,688 100.0 12,658 100.0 12,790 100.0 12,680 100.0 12,947 100.0 At Work 12,570 99.1 12,477 98.6 12,423 97.1 12,541 98.9 12,755 98.5 Worked less than 40 hours 2,723 21.5 2,808 22.2 2,710 21.2 2,756 21.7 3,118 24.1 Less than 20 hours 868 6.8 849 6.7 836 6.5 801 6.3 989 7.6 20 - 29 hours 856 6.7 918 7.3 900 7.0 924 7.3 1,053 8.1 30 - 39 hours 999 7.9 1,041 8.2 974 7.6 1,031 8.1 1,076 8.3 Worked 40 hours and over 9,847 77.6 9,669 76.4 9,713 75.9 9,785 77.2 9,637 74.4 With a job, not at work 117 0.9 181 1.4 368 2.9 139 1.1 191 1.5 RURAL Total Employed 15,200 100.0 15,031 100.0 15,046 100.0 15,176 100.0 15,315 100.0 At Work 15,045 99.0 14,789 98.4 14,578 96.9 15,010 98.9 15,106 98.6 Worked less than 40 hours 6,799 44.7 6,880 45.8 6,946 46.2 6,663 43.9 6,967 45.5 Less than 20 hours 2,198 14.5 2,116 14.1 2,259 15.0 1,901 12.5 2,219 14.5 20 - 29 hours 2,135 14.0 2,239 14.9 2,360 15.7 2,172 14.3 2,284 14.9 30 - 39 hours 2,466 16.2 2,525 16.8 2,327 15.5 2,590 17.1 2,464 16.1 Worked 40 hours and over 8,246 54.2 7,909 52.6 7,632 50.7 8,347 55.0 8,139 53.1 With a job, not at work 155 1.0 243 1.6 468 3.1 166 1.1 209 1.4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division Household Statistics Department National Statistics Office Republic of the Philippines