TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL: OCTOBER 1998 TO OCTOBER 1999
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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NUMBER OF Oct 1998 Jan 1999 Apr 1999 Jul 1999 Oct 1999
HOURS WORKED Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
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PHILIPPINES
Total Employed (In thousands) 28,262 100.0 28,368 100.0 29,492 100.0 29,055 100.0 29,003 100.0
At Work 27,861 98.6 27,931 98.5 28,812 97.7 28,745 98.9 28,648 98.8
Worked less than 40 hours 10,085 35.7 9,899 34.9 10,772 36.5 10,394 35.8 9,764 33.7
Less than 20 hours 3,208 11.4 3,158 11.1 3,140 10.6 3,046 10.5 2,987 10.3
20 - 29 hours 3,337 11.8 3,143 11.1 3,594 12.2 3,347 11.5 3,220 11.1
30 - 39 hours 3,540 12.5 3,598 12.7 4,038 13.7 4,001 13.8 3,557 12.3
Worked 40 hours and over 17,776 62.9 18,032 63.6 18,040 61.2 18,351 63.2 18,884 65.1
With a job, not at work 400 1.4 435 1.5 680 2.3 310 1.1 355 1.2
URBAN
Total Employed 12,947 100.0 12,963 100.0 13,288 100.0 13,140 100.0 13,235 100.0
At Work 12,755 98.5 12,769 98.5 12,960 97.5 12,998 98.9 13,069 98.7
Worked less than 40 hours 3,118 24.1 2,951 22.8 3,403 25.6 3,142 23.9 2,948 22.3
Less than 20 hours 989 7.6 925 7.1 984 7.4 893 6.8 941 7.1
20 - 29 hours 1,053 8.1 961 7.4 1,108 8.3 996 7.6 957 7.2
30 - 39 hours 1,076 8.3 1,065 8.2 1,311 9.9 1,253 9.5 1,050 7.9
Worked 40 hours and over 9,637 74.4 9,818 75.7 9,557 71.9 9,855 75.0 10,121 76.5
With a job, not at work 191 1.5 194 1.5 328 2.5 142 1.1 166 1.3
RURAL
Total Employed 15,315 100.0 15,405 100.0 16,204 100.0 15,915 100.0 15,768 100.0
At Work 15,106 98.6 15,163 98.4 15,853 97.8 15,747 98.9 15,580 98.8
Worked less than 40 hours 6,967 45.5 6,949 45.1 7,370 45.5 7,251 45.6 6,816 43.2
Less than 20 hours 2,219 14.5 2,234 14.5 2,156 13.3 2,153 13.5 2,046 13.0
20 - 29 hours 2,284 14.9 2,182 14.2 2,486 15.3 2,350 14.8 2,263 14.4
30 - 39 hours 2,464 16.1 2,533 16.4 2,728 16.8 2,748 17.3 2,507 15.9
Worked 40 hours and over 8,139 53.1 8,214 53.3 8,483 52.4 8,496 53.4 8,764 55.6
With a job, not at work 209 1.4 241 1.6 352 2.2 168 1.1 188 1.2
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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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