TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL: APRIL 1999 TO APRIL 2000
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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NUMBER OF Apr 1999 Jul 1999 Oct 1999 Jan 2000 Apr 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 (In thousands) 29,492 100.0 29,055 100.0 29,003 100.0 28,895 100.0 28,301 100.0
At Work 28,812 97.7 28,745 98.9 28,648 98.8 28,493 98.6 27,789 98.2
Worked less than 40 hours 10,772 36.5 10,394 35.8 9,764 33.7 10,128 35.1 9,527 33.7
Less than 20 hours 3,140 10.6 3,046 10.5 2,987 10.3 3,125 10.8 3,135 11.1
20 - 29 hours 3,594 12.2 3,347 11.5 3,220 11.1 3,299 11.4 3,102 11.0
30 - 39 hours 4,038 13.7 4,001 13.8 3,557 12.3 3,704 12.8 3,290 11.6
Worked 40 hours and over 18,040 61.2 18,351 63.2 18,884 65.1 18,365 63.6 18,262 64.5
With a job, not at work 680 2.3 310 1.1 355 1.2 401 1.4 510 1.8
URBAN
Total Employed 13,288 100.0 13,140 100.0 13,235 100.0 13,155 100.0 13,071 100.0
At Work 12,960 97.5 12,998 98.9 13,069 98.7 12,988 98.7 12,810 98.0
Worked less than 40 hours 3,403 25.6 3,142 23.9 2,948 22.3 3,043 23.1 3,095 23.7
Less than 20 hours 984 7.4 893 6.8 941 7.1 955 7.3 1,011 7.7
20 - 29 hours 1,108 8.3 996 7.6 957 7.2 986 7.5 1,020 7.8
30 - 39 hours 1,311 9.9 1,253 9.5 1,050 7.9 1,102 8.4 1,064 8.1
Worked 40 hours and over 9,557 71.9 9,855 75.0 10,121 76.5 9,945 75.6 9,715 74.3
With a job, not at work 328 2.5 142 1.1 166 1.3 167 1.3 260 2.0
RURAL
Total Employed 16,204 100.0 15,915 100.0 15,768 100.0 15,740 100.0 15,230 100.0
At Work 15,853 97.8 15,747 98.9 15,580 98.8 15,505 98.5 14,979 98.4
Worked less than 40 hours 7,370 45.5 7,251 45.6 6,816 43.2 7,085 45.0 6,432 42.2
Less than 20 hours 2,156 13.3 2,153 13.5 2,046 13.0 2,170 13.8 2,124 13.9
20 - 29 hours 2,486 15.3 2,350 14.8 2,263 14.4 2,313 14.7 2,082 13.7
30 - 39 hours 2,728 16.8 2,748 17.3 2,507 15.9 2,602 16.5 2,226 14.6
Worked 40 hours and over 8,483 52.4 8,496 53.4 8,764 55.6 8,420 53.5 8,547 56.1
With a job, not at work 352 2.2 168 1.1 188 1.2 234 1.5 250 1.6
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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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