TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL:
OCTOBER 2000 TO OCTOBER 2001
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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NUMBER OF Oct 2000 Jan 2001 Apr 2001 Jul 2001 Oct 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) 27,775 100.0 28,096 100.0 29,160 100.0 29,281 100.0 30,090 100.0
At Work 27,478 98.9 27,726 98.7 28,372 97.3 28,838 98.5 29,613 98.4
Worked less than 40 hours 9,411 33.9 9,456 33.7 11,283 38.7 10,893 37.2 11,340 37.7
Less than 20 hours 2,941 10.6 3,039 10.8 3,656 12.5 3,582 12.2 4,107 13.6
20 - 29 hours 3,050 11.0 3,031 10.8 3,804 13.0 3,593 12.3 3,685 12.2
30 - 39 hours 3,420 12.3 3,386 12.1 3,823 13.1 3,718 12.7 3,548 11.8
Worked 40 hours and over 18,067 65.0 18,270 65.0 17,089 58.6 17,945 61.3 18,273 60.7
With a job, not at work 297 1.1 370 1.3 789 2.7 442 1.5 477 1.6
URBAN
Total Employed 13,099 100.0 13,308 100.0 13,694 100.0 13,831 100.0 14,218 100.0
At Work 12,976 99.1 13,160 98.9 13,293 97.1 13,632 98.6 13,992 98.4
Worked less than 40 hours 2,947 22.5 2,858 21.5 3,828 28.0 3,373 24.4 3,660 25.7
Less than 20 hours 924 7.1 924 6.9 1,223 8.9 1,101 8.0 1,272 8.9
20 - 29 hours 1,007 7.7 909 6.8 1,274 9.3 1,113 8.0 1,200 8.4
30 - 39 hours 1,016 7.8 1,025 7.7 1,331 9.7 1,159 8.4 1,188 8.4
Worked 40 hours and over 10,029 76.6 10,302 77.4 9,465 69.1 10,259 74.2 10,332 72.7
With a job, not at work 123 0.9 148 1.1 400 2.9 200 1.4 226 1.6
RURAL
Total Employed 14,676 100.0 14,788 100.0 15,466 100.0 15,449 100.0 15,872 100.0
At Work 14,502 98.8 14,566 98.5 15,076 97.5 15,207 98.4 15,621 98.4
Worked less than 40 hours 6,463 44.0 6,598 44.6 7,453 48.2 7,522 48.7 7,680 48.4
Less than 20 hours 2,017 13.7 2,115 14.3 2,432 15.7 2,482 16.1 2,835 17.9
20 - 29 hours 2,043 13.9 2,122 14.3 2,530 16.4 2,480 16.1 2,485 15.7
30 - 39 hours 2,403 16.4 2,361 16.0 2,491 16.1 2,560 16.6 2,360 14.9
Worked 40 hours and over 8,039 54.8 7,968 53.9 7,623 49.3 7,685 49.7 7,941 50.0
With a job, not at work 174 1.2 222 1.5 389 2.5 242 1.6 251 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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