TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL: JULY 1999 TO JULY 2000
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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Jul 1999 Oct 1999 Jan 2000 Apr 2000 Jul 2000
NUMBER OF Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
HOURS WORKED ('000) ('000) ('000) ('000) ('000)
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PHILIPPINES
Total Employed (In thousands) 29,055 100.0 29,003 100.0 28,895 100.0 28,301 100.0 28,178 100.0
At Work 28,745 98.9 28,648 98.8 28,493 98.6 27,789 98.2 27,901 99.0
Worked less than 40 hours 10,394 35.8 9,764 33.7 10,128 35.1 9,527 33.7 8,609 30.6
Less than 20 hours 3,046 10.5 2,987 10.3 3,125 10.8 3,135 11.1 2,427 8.6
20 - 29 hours 3,347 11.5 3,220 11.1 3,299 11.4 3,102 11.0 2,938 10.4
30 - 39 hours 4,001 13.8 3,557 12.3 3,704 12.8 3,290 11.6 3,244 11.5
Worked 40 hours and over 18,351 63.2 18,884 65.1 18,365 63.6 18,262 64.5 19,292 68.5
With a job, not at work 310 1.1 355 1.2 401 1.4 510 1.8 278 1.0
URBAN
Total Employed 13,140 100.0 13,235 100.0 13,155 100.0 13,071 100.0 12,966 100.0
At Work 12,998 98.9 13,069 98.7 12,988 98.7 12,810 98.0 12,864 99.2
Worked less than 40 hours 3,142 23.9 2,948 22.3 3,043 23.1 3,095 23.7 2,674 20.6
Less than 20 hours 893 6.8 941 7.1 955 7.3 1,011 7.7 782 6.0
20 - 29 hours 996 7.6 957 7.2 986 7.5 1,020 7.8 892 6.9
30 - 39 hours 1,253 9.5 1,050 7.9 1,102 8.4 1,064 8.1 1,000 7.7
Worked 40 hours and over 9,855 75.0 10,121 76.5 9,945 75.6 9,715 74.3 10,190 78.6
With a job, not at work 142 1.1 166 1.3 167 1.3 260 2.0 102 0.8
RURAL
Total Employed 15,915 100.0 15,768 100.0 15,740 100.0 15,230 100.0 15,212 100.0
At Work 15,747 98.9 15,580 98.8 15,505 98.5 14,979 98.4 15,037 98.8
Worked less than 40 hours 7,251 45.6 6,816 43.2 7,085 45.0 6,432 42.2 5,935 39.0
Less than 20 hours 2,153 13.5 2,046 13.0 2,170 13.8 2,124 13.9 1,645 10.8
20 - 29 hours 2,350 14.8 2,263 14.4 2,313 14.7 2,082 13.7 2,046 13.4
30 - 39 hours 2,748 17.3 2,507 15.9 2,602 16.5 2,226 14.6 2,244 14.8
Worked 40 hours and over 8,496 53.4 8,764 55.6 8,420 53.5 8,547 56.1 9,102 59.8
With a job, not at work 168 1.1 188 1.2 234 1.5 250 1.6 176 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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