TABLE 6. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL:
JANUARY 2000 TO JANUARY 2001
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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NUMBER OF Jan 2000 | Apr 2000 | Jul 2000 | Oct 2000 | Jan 2001
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) 27,733 100.0 27,209 100.0 27,093 100.0 27,775 100.0 28,087 100.0
At Work 27,345 98.6 26,730 98.2 26,833 99.0 27,738 99.9 27,737 98.8
Worked less than 40 hours 9,519 34.3 8,965 32.9 8,131 30.0 9,480 34.1 8,485 30.2
Less than 20 hours 2,930 10.6 2,933 10.8 2,282 8.4 3,064 11.0 2,635 9.4
20 - 29 hours 3,107 11.2 2,935 10.8 2,773 10.2 3,030 10.9 2,681 9.5
30 - 39 hours 3,482 12.6 3,097 11.4 3,076 11.4 3,386 12.2 3,169 11.3
Worked 40 hours and over 17,826 64.3 17,765 65.3 18,702 69.0 18,258 65.7 19,252 68.5
With a job, not at work 387 1.4 478 1.8 261 1.0 297 1.1 350 1.2
URBAN
Total Employed 13,073 100.0 13,003 100.0 12,912 100.0 13,099 100.0 13,300 100.0
At Work 12,904 98.7 12,750 98.1 12,811 99.2 12,976 99.1 13,155 98.9
Worked less than 40 hours 2,950 22.6 3,014 23.2 2,621 20.3 2,947 22.5 2,699 20.3
Less than 20 hours 919 7.0 976 7.5 765 5.9 924 7.1 858 6.5
20 - 29 hours 962 7.4 1,006 7.7 875 6.8 1,007 7.7 855 6.4
30 - 39 hours 1,069 8.2 1,032 7.9 981 7.6 1,016 7.8 986 7.4
Worked 40 hours and over 9,954 76.1 9,736 74.9 10,190 78.9 10,029 76.6 10,456 78.6
With a job, not at work 169 1.3 254 2.0 102 0.8 123 0.9 144 1.1
RURAL
Total Employed 14,659 100.0 14,205 100.0 14,181 100.0 14,676 100.0 14,788 100.0
At Work 14,441 98.5 13,980 98.4 14,021 98.9 14,502 98.8 14,582 98.6
Worked less than 40 hours 6,569 44.8 5,951 41.9 5,510 38.9 6,463 44.0 5,787 39.1
Less than 20 hours 2,011 13.7 1,957 13.8 1,517 10.7 2,017 13.7 1,777 12.0
20 - 29 hours 2,145 14.6 1,929 13.6 1,898 13.4 2,043 13.9 1,827 12.4
30 - 39 hours 2,413 16.5 2,065 14.5 2,095 14.8 2,403 16.4 2,183 14.8
Worked 40 hours and over 7,872 53.7 8,029 56.5 8,511 60.0 8,039 54.8 8,795 59.5
With a job, not at work 218 1.5 225 1.6 159 1.1 174 1.2 206 1.4
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Note: Estimates for all quarters use the 1995 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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