TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL:
OCTOBER 1999 TO OCTOBER 2000
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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Oct 1999 Jan 2000 Apr 2000 Jul 2000 Oct 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) 27,762 100.0 28,895 100.0 28,293 100.0 28,178 100.0 27,775 100.0
At Work 27,424 98.8 28,493 98.6 27,784 98.2 27,901 99.0 27,478 98.9
Worked less than 40 hours 9,135 32.9 10,128 35.1 9,511 33.6 8,609 30.6 9,411 33.9
Less than 20 hours 2,778 10.0 3,125 10.8 3,135 11.1 2,427 8.6 2,941 10.6
20 - 29 hours 3,015 10.9 3,299 11.4 3,101 11.0 2,938 10.4 3,050 11.0
30 - 39 hours 3,342 12.0 3,704 12.8 3,275 11.6 3,244 11.5 3,420 12.3
Worked 40 hours and over 18,289 65.9 18,365 63.6 18,273 64.6 19,292 68.5 18,067 65.0
With a job, not at work 338 1.2 401 1.4 509 1.8 278 1.0 297 1.1
URBAN
Total Employed 13,132 100.0 13,155 100.0 13,071 100.0 12,966 100.0 13,099 100.0
At Work 12,967 98.7 12,988 98.7 12,812 98.0 12,864 99.2 12,976 99.1
Worked less than 40 hours 2,853 21.7 3,043 23.1 3,083 23.6 2,674 20.6 2,947 22.5
Less than 20 hours 902 6.9 955 7.3 1,010 7.7 782 6.0 924 7.1
20 - 29 hours 935 7.1 986 7.5 1,021 7.8 892 6.9 1,007 7.7
30 - 39 hours 1,016 7.7 1,102 8.4 1,052 8.0 1,000 7.7 1,016 7.8
Worked 40 hours and over 10,114 77.0 9,945 75.6 9,729 74.4 10,190 78.6 10,029 76.6
With a job, not at work 165 1.3 167 1.3 59 0.5 102 0.8 123 0.9
RURAL
Total Employed 14,630 100.0 15,740 100.0 15,222 100.0 15,212 100.0 14,676 100.0
At Work 14,457 98.8 15,505 98.5 14,972 98.4 15,037 98.8 14,502 98.8
Worked less than 40 hours 6,281 42.9 7,085 45.0 6,428 42.2 5,935 39.0 6,463 44.0
Less than 20 hours 1,875 12.8 2,170 13.8 2,125 14.0 1,645 10.8 2,017 13.7
20 - 29 hours 2,080 14.2 2,313 14.7 2,080 13.7 2,046 13.4 2,043 13.9
30 - 39 hours 2,326 15.9 2,602 16.5 2,223 14.6 2,244 14.8 2,403 16.4
Worked 40 hours and over 8,176 55.9 8,420 53.5 8,544 56.1 9,102 59.8 8,039 54.8
With a job, not at work 173 1.2 234 1.5 250 1.6 176 1.2 174 1.2
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Note: October 1999 and October 2000 figures were estimated based on the 1995 Census-based Population Projection while figures for
January, April and July 2000 were estimated based on the 1980 Census-based Population Projection.
Source: Labor Force Survey
Income and Employment Statistics Division
Household Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
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