TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL:
APRIL 2000 TO APRIL 2001
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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NUMBER OF Apr 2000 | Jul 2000 | Oct 2000 | Jan 2001 | Apr 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) 27,209 100.0 27,093 100.0 27,775 100.0 28,087 100.0 29,160 100.0
At Work 26,730 98.2 26,833 99.0 27,478 98.9 27,737 98.8 28,372 97.3
Worked less than 40 hours 8,965 32.9 8,131 30.0 9,411 33.9 8,485 30.2 11,283 38.7
Less than 20 hours 2,933 10.8 2,282 8.4 2,941 10.6 2,635 9.4 3,656 12.5
20 - 29 hours 2,935 10.8 2,773 10.2 3,050 11.0 2,681 9.5 3,804 13.0
30 - 39 hours 3,097 11.4 3,076 11.4 3,420 12.3 3,169 11.3 3,823 13.1
Worked 40 hours and over 17,765 65.3 18,702 69.0 18,067 65.0 19,252 68.5 17,089 58.6
With a job, not at work 478 1.8 261 1.0 297 1.1 350 1.2 789 2.7
URBAN
Total Employed 13,003 100.0 12,912 100.0 13,099 100.0 13,300 100.0 13,694 100.0
At Work 12,750 98.1 12,811 99.2 12,976 99.1 13,155 98.9 13,293 97.1
Worked less than 40 hours 3,014 23.2 2,621 20.3 2,947 22.5 2,699 20.3 3,828 28.0
Less than 20 hours 976 7.5 765 5.9 924 7.1 858 6.5 1,223 8.9
20 - 29 hours 1,006 7.7 875 6.8 1,007 7.7 855 6.4 1,274 9.3
30 - 39 hours 1,032 7.9 981 7.6 1,016 7.8 986 7.4 1,331 9.7
Worked 40 hours and over 9,736 74.9 10,190 78.9 10,029 76.6 10,456 78.6 9,465 69.1
With a job, not at work 254 2.0 102 0.8 123 0.9 144 1.1 400 2.9
RURAL
Total Employed 14,205 100.0 14,181 100.0 14,676 100.0 14,788 100.0 15,466 100.0
At Work 13,980 98.4 14,021 98.9 14,502 98.8 14,582 98.6 15,076 97.5
Worked less than 40 hours 5,951 41.9 5,510 38.9 6,463 44.0 5,787 39.1 7,453 48.2
Less than 20 hours 1,957 13.8 1,517 10.7 2,017 13.7 1,777 12.0 2,432 15.7
20 - 29 hours 1,929 13.6 1,898 13.4 2,043 13.9 1,827 12.4 2,530 16.4
30 - 39 hours 2,065 14.5 2,095 14.8 2,403 16.4 2,183 14.8 2,491 16.1
Worked 40 hours and over 8,029 56.5 8,511 60.0 8,039 54.8 8,795 59.5 7,623 49.3
With a job, not at work 225 1.6 159 1.1 174 1.2 206 1.4 389 2.5
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Note: All estimates 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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