TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL: APRIL 1998 TO APRIL 1999
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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NUMBER OF Apr 1998 Jul 1998 Oct 1998 Jan 1999 Apr 1999
HOURS WORKED Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
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PHILIPPINES
Total Employed (In thousands) 27,837 100.0 27,856 100.0 28,262 100.0 28,368 100.0 29,492 100.0
At Work 27,000 97.0 27,551 98.9 27,861 98.6 27,931 98.5 28,812 97.7
Worked less than 40 hours 9,655 34.7 9,419 33.8 10,085 35.7 9,899 34.9 10,772 36.5
Less than 20 hours 3,094 11.1 2,702 9.7 3,208 11.4 3,158 11.1 3,140 10.6
20 - 29 hours 3,260 11.7 3,096 11.1 3,337 11.8 3,143 11.1 3,594 12.2
30 - 39 hours 3,301 11.9 3,621 13.0 3,540 12.5 3,598 12.7 4,038 13.7
Worked 40 hours and over 17,345 62.3 18,132 65.1 17,776 62.9 18,032 63.6 18,040 61.2
With a job, not at work 836 3.0 305 1.1 400 1.4 435 1.5 680 2.3
URBAN
Total Employed 12,790 100.0 12,680 100.0 12,947 100.0 12,963 100.0 13,288 100.0
At Work 12,423 97.1 12,541 98.9 12,755 98.5 12,769 98.5 12,960 97.5
Worked less than 40 hours 2,710 21.2 2,756 21.7 3,118 24.1 2,951 22.8 3,403 25.6
Less than 20 hours 836 6.5 801 6.3 989 7.6 925 7.1 984 7.4
20 - 29 hours 900 7.0 924 7.3 1,053 8.1 961 7.4 1,108 8.3
30 - 39 hours 974 7.6 1,031 8.1 1,076 8.3 1,065 8.2 1,311 9.9
Worked 40 hours and over 9,713 75.9 9,785 77.2 9,637 74.4 9,818 75.7 9,557 71.9
With a job, not at work 368 2.9 139 1.1 191 1.5 194 1.5 328 2.5
RURAL
Total Employed 15,046 100.0 15,176 100.0 15,315 100.0 15,405 100.0 16,204 100.0
At Work 14,578 96.9 15,010 98.9 15,106 98.6 15,163 98.4 15,853 97.8
Worked less than 40 hours 6,946 46.2 6,663 43.9 6,967 45.5 6,949 45.1 7,370 45.5
Less than 20 hours 2,259 15.0 1,901 12.5 2,219 14.5 2,234 14.5 2,156 13.3
20 - 29 hours 2,360 15.7 2,172 14.3 2,284 14.9 2,182 14.2 2,486 15.3
30 - 39 hours 2,327 15.5 2,590 17.1 2,464 16.1 2,533 16.4 2,728 16.8
Worked 40 hours and over 7,632 50.7 8,347 55.0 8,139 53.1 8,214 53.3 8,483 52.4
With a job, not at work 468 3.1 166 1.1 209 1.4 241 1.6 352 2.2
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Source: Labor Force Survey
Income and Employment Statistics Division
Household Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
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