TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL:
APRIL 2001 TO APRIL 2002
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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NUMBER OF Apr 2001 | Jul 2001 | Oct 2001 | Jan 2002 | Apr 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) 29,160 100.0 29,281 100.0 30,085 100.0 29,705 100.0 30,186 100.0
At Work 28,325 97.1 28,838 98.5 29,609 98.4 25,696 86.5 29,260 96.9
Worked less than 40 hours 11,970 41.0 10,893 37.2 11,344 37.7 7,825 26.3 11,478 38.0
Less than 20 hours 4,076 14.0 3,582 12.2 4,107 13.7 4,111 13.8 4,332 14.4
20 - 29 hours 4,062 13.9 3,593 12.3 3,686 12.3 3,614 12.2 3,677 12.2
30 - 39 hours 3,832 13.1 3,718 12.7 3,551 11.8 100 0.3 3,469 11.5
Worked 40 hours and over 16,355 56.1 17,945 61.3 18,265 60.7 17,871 60.2 17,782 58.9
With a job, not at work 836 2.9 442 1.5 477 1.6 505 1.7 926 3.1
URBAN
Total Employed 13,694 100.0 13,831 100.0 14,215 100.0 14,104 100.0 14,287 100.0
At Work 13,279 97.0 13,632 98.6 13,989 98.4 13,870 98.3 13,866 97.1
Worked less than 40 hours 3,943 28.8 3,373 24.4 3,659 25.7 3,605 25.6 3,788 26.5
Less than 20 hours 1,294 9.4 1,101 8.0 1,272 8.9 1,242 8.8 1,386 9.7
20 - 29 hours 1,321 9.6 1,113 8.0 1,199 8.4 1,143 8.1 1,186 8.3
30 - 39 hours 1,328 9.7 1,159 8.4 1,188 8.4 1,220 8.7 1,216 8.5
Worked 40 hours and over 9,336 68.2 10,259 74.2 10,330 72.7 10,265 72.8 10,078 70.5
With a job, not at work 415 3.0 200 1.4 225 1.6 234 1.7 422 3.0
RURAL
Total Employed 15,466 100.0 15,449 100.0 15,871 100.0 15,600 100.0 15,899 100.0
At Work 15,046 97.3 15,207 98.4 15,620 98.4 15,330 98.3 15,395 96.8
Worked less than 40 hours 8,028 51.9 7,522 48.7 7,685 48.4 7,724 49.5 7,691 48.4
Less than 20 hours 2,782 18.0 2,482 16.1 2,836 17.9 2,870 18.4 2,946 18.5
20 - 29 hours 2,742 17.7 2,480 16.1 2,487 15.7 2,471 15.8 2,492 15.7
30 - 39 hours 2,504 16.2 2,560 16.6 2,362 14.9 2,383 15.3 2,253 14.2
Worked 40 hours and over 7,018 45.4 7,685 49.7 7,935 50.0 7,606 48.8 7,704 48.5
With a job, not at work 420 2.7 242 1.6 251 1.6 271 1.7 505 3.2
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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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