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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