TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL: JANUARY 1999 TO JANUARY 2000
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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NUMBER OF Jan 1999 Apr 1999 Jul 1999 Oct 1999 Jan 2000
HOURS WORKED Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
('000) ('000) ('000) ('000) ('000)
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PHILIPPINES
Total Employed 28,368 100.0 29,492 100.0 29,055 100.0 29,003 100.0 28,895 100.0
At Work 27,931 98.5 28,812 97.7 28,745 98.9 28,648 98.8 28,493 98.6
Worked less than 40 hours 9,899 34.9 10,772 36.5 10,394 35.8 9,764 33.7 10,128 35.1
Less than 20 hours 3,158 11.1 3,140 10.6 3,046 10.5 2,987 10.3 3,125 10.8
20 - 29 hours 3,143 11.1 3,594 12.2 3,347 11.5 3,220 11.1 3,299 11.4
30 - 39 hours 3,598 12.7 4,038 13.7 4,001 13.8 3,557 12.3 3,704 12.8
Worked 40 hours and over 18,032 63.6 18,040 61.2 18,351 63.2 18,884 65.1 18,365 63.6
With a job, not at work 435 1.5 680 2.3 310 1.1 355 1.2 401 1.4
URBAN
Total Employed 12,963 100.0 13,288 100.0 13,140 100.0 13,235 100.0 13,155 100.0
At Work 12,769 98.5 12,960 97.5 12,998 98.9 13,069 98.7 12,988 44.9
Worked less than 40 hours 2,951 22.8 3,403 25.6 3,142 23.9 2,948 22.3 3,043 10.5
Less than 20 hours 925 7.1 984 7.4 893 6.8 941 7.1 955 3.3
20 - 29 hours 961 7.4 1,108 8.3 996 7.6 957 7.2 986 3.4
30 - 39 hours 1,065 8.2 1,311 9.9 1,253 9.5 1,050 7.9 1,102 3.8
Worked 40 hours and over 9,818 75.7 9,557 71.9 9,855 75.0 10,121 76.5 9,945 34.4
With a job, not at work 194 1.5 328 2.5 142 1.1 166 1.3 167 0.6
RURAL
Total Employed 15,405 100.0 16,204 100.0 15,915 100.0 15,768 100.0 15,740 100.0
At Work 15,163 98.4 15,853 97.8 15,747 98.9 15,580 98.8 15,505 53.7
Worked less than 40 hours 6,949 45.1 7,370 45.5 7,251 45.6 6,816 43.2 7,085 24.5
Less than 20 hours 2,234 14.5 2,156 13.3 2,153 13.5 2,046 13.0 2,170 7.5
20 - 29 hours 2,182 14.2 2,486 15.3 2,350 14.8 2,263 14.4 2,313 8.0
30 - 39 hours 2,533 16.4 2,728 16.8 2,748 17.3 2,507 15.9 2,602 9.0
Worked 40 hours and over 8,214 53.3 8,483 52.4 8,496 53.4 8,764 55.6 8,420 29.1
With a job, not at work 241 1.6 352 2.2 168 1.1 188 1.2 234 0.8
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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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