TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL:
JULY 2000 TO JULY 2001
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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NUMBER OF Jul 2000 | Oct 2000 | Jan 2001 | Apr 2001 | Jul 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) 27,093 100.0 27,775 100.0 28,087 100.0 29,160 100.0 29,281 100.0
At Work 26,833 99.0 27,478 98.9 27,737 98.8 28,372 97.3 28,838 98.5
Worked less than 40 hours 8,131 30.0 9,411 33.9 8,485 30.2 11,283 38.7 10,893 37.2
Less than 20 hours 2,282 8.4 2,941 10.6 2,635 9.4 3,656 12.5 3,582 12.2
20 - 29 hours 2,773 10.2 3,050 11.0 2,681 9.5 3,804 13.0 3,593 12.3
30 - 39 hours 3,076 11.4 3,420 12.3 3,169 11.3 3,823 13.1 3,718 12.7
Worked 40 hours and over 18,702 69.0 18,067 65.0 19,252 68.5 17,089 58.6 17,945 61.3
With a job, not at work 261 1.0 297 1.1 350 1.2 789 2.7 442 1.5
URBAN
Total Employed 12,912 100.0 13,099 100.0 13,300 100.0 13,694 100.0 13,831 100.0
At Work 12,811 99.2 12,976 99.1 13,155 98.9 13,293 97.1 13,632 98.6
Worked less than 40 hours 2,621 20.3 2,947 22.5 2,699 20.3 3,828 28.0 3,373 24.4
Less than 20 hours 765 5.9 924 7.1 858 6.5 1,223 8.9 1,101 8.0
20 - 29 hours 875 6.8 1,007 7.7 855 6.4 1,274 9.3 1,113 8.0
30 - 39 hours 981 7.6 1,016 7.8 986 7.4 1,331 9.7 1,159 8.4
Worked 40 hours and over 10,190 78.9 10,029 76.6 10,456 78.6 9,465 69.1 10,259 74.2
With a job, not at work 102 0.8 123 0.9 144 1.1 400 2.9 200 1.4
RURAL
Total Employed 14,181 100.0 14,676 100.0 14,788 100.0 15,466 100.0 15,449 100.0
At Work 14,021 98.9 14,502 98.8 14,582 98.6 15,076 97.5 15,207 98.4
Worked less than 40 hours 5,510 38.9 6,463 44.0 5,787 39.1 7,453 48.2 7,522 48.7
Less than 20 hours 1,517 10.7 2,017 13.7 1,777 12.0 2,432 15.7 2,482 16.1
20 - 29 hours 1,898 13.4 2,043 13.9 1,827 12.4 2,530 16.4 2,480 16.1
30 - 39 hours 2,095 14.8 2,403 16.4 2,183 14.8 2,491 16.1 2,560 16.6
Worked 40 hours and over 8,511 60.0 8,039 54.8 8,795 59.5 7,623 49.3 7,685 49.7
With a job, not at work 159 1.1 174 1.2 206 1.4 389 2.5 242 1.6
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Note: Estimates for all quarters used 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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