TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL:
JANUARY 2001 TO JANUARY 2002
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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NUMBER OF Jan 2001 | Apr 2001 | Jul 2001 | Oct 2001 | Jan 2002
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) 28,096 100.0 29,160 100.0 29,281 100.0 30,085 100.0 29,705 100.0
At Work 27,750 98.8 28,372 97.3 28,838 98.5 29,664 98.6 29,199 98.3
Worked less than 40 hours 8,486 30.2 11,283 38.7 10,893 37.2 10,572 35.1 11,328 38.1
Less than 20 hours 2,633 9.4 3,656 12.5 3,582 12.2 3,691 12.3 4,111 13.8
20 - 29 hours 2,683 9.5 3,804 13.0 3,593 12.3 3,371 11.2 3,614 12.2
30 - 39 hours 3,170 11.3 3,823 13.1 3,718 12.7 3,510 11.7 3,603 12.1
Worked 40 hours and over 19,264 68.6 17,089 58.6 17,945 61.3 19,092 63.5 17,871 60.2
With a job, not at work 346 1.2 789 2.7 442 1.5 422 1.4 505 1.7
URBAN
Total Employed 13,308 100.0 13,694 100.0 13,831 100.0 14,215 100.0 14,104 100.0
At Work 13,164 98.9 13,293 97.1 13,632 98.6 13,998 98.5 13,870 98.3
Worked less than 40 hours 2,696 20.3 3,828 28.0 3,373 24.4 3,522 24.8 3,605 25.6
Less than 20 hours 854 6.4 1,223 8.9 1,101 8.0 1,204 8.5 1,242 8.8
20 - 29 hours 856 6.4 1,274 9.3 1,113 8.0 1,142 8.0 1,143 8.1
30 - 39 hours 986 7.4 1,331 9.7 1,159 8.4 1,176 8.3 1,220 8.7
Worked 40 hours and over 10,468 78.7 9,465 69.1 10,259 74.2 10,476 73.7 10,265 72.8
With a job, not at work 143 1.1 400 2.9 200 1.4 217 1.5 234 1.7
RURAL
Total Employed 14,788 100.0 15,466 100.0 15,449 100.0 15,871 100.0 15,600 100.0
At Work 14,584 98.6 15,076 97.5 15,207 98.4 15,665 98.7 15,330 98.3
Worked less than 40 hours 5,788 39.1 7,453 48.2 7,522 48.7 7,049 44.4 7,724 49.5
Less than 20 hours 1,778 12.0 2,432 15.7 2,482 16.1 2,486 15.7 2,870 18.4
20 - 29 hours 1,827 12.4 2,530 16.4 2,480 16.1 2,229 14.0 2,471 15.8
30 - 39 hours 2,183 14.8 2,491 16.1 2,560 16.6 2,334 14.7 2,383 15.3
Worked 40 hours and over 8,796 59.5 7,623 49.3 7,685 49.7 8,616 54.3 7,606 48.8
With a job, not at work 203 1.4 389 2.5 242 1.6 205 1.3 271 1.7
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Source: Labor Force Survey
Income and Employment Statistics Division
Household Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
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