TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL:
JULY 2001 TO JULY 2002
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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NUMBER OF Jul 2001 | Oct 2001 | Jan 2002 | Apr 2002 | Jul 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) 29,281 100.0 30,085 100.0 29,705 100.0 30,186 100.0 30,104 100.0
At Work 28,838 98.5 29,609 98.4 29,199 98.3 29,260 96.9 29,485 97.9
Worked less than 40 hours 10,893 37.2 11,344 37.7 11,328 38.1 11,478 38.0 11,142 37.0
Less than 20 hours 3,582 12.2 4,107 13.7 4,111 13.8 4,332 14.4 3,913 13.0
20 - 29 hours 3,593 12.3 3,686 12.3 3,614 12.2 3,677 12.2 3,731 12.4
30 - 39 hours 3,718 12.7 3,551 11.8 3,603 12.1 3,469 11.5 3,498 11.6
Worked 40 hours and over 17,945 61.3 18,265 60.7 17,871 60.2 17,782 58.9 18,343 60.9
With a job, not at work 442 1.5 477 1.6 505 1.7 926 3.1 619 2.1
URBAN
Total Employed 13,831 100.0 14,215 100.0 14,104 100.0 14,287 100.0 14,168 100.0
At Work 13,632 98.6 13,989 98.4 13,870 98.3 13,866 97.1 13,873 97.9
Worked less than 40 hours 3,373 24.4 3,659 25.7 3,605 25.6 3,788 26.5 3,460 24.4
Less than 20 hours 1,101 8.0 1,272 8.9 1,242 8.8 1,386 9.7 1,202 8.5
20 - 29 hours 1,113 8.0 1,199 8.4 1,143 8.1 1,186 8.3 1,171 8.3
30 - 39 hours 1,159 8.4 1,188 8.4 1,220 8.7 1,216 8.5 1,087 7.7
Worked 40 hours and over 10,259 74.2 10,330 72.7 10,265 72.8 10,078 70.5 10,413 73.5
With a job, not at work 200 1.4 225 1.6 234 1.7 422 3.0 296 2.1
RURAL
Total Employed 15,449 100.0 15,871 100.0 15,600 100.0 15,899 100.0 15,935 100.0
At Work 15,207 98.4 15,620 98.4 15,330 98.3 15,395 96.8 15,612 98.0
Worked less than 40 hours 7,522 48.7 7,685 48.4 7,724 49.5 7,691 48.4 7,682 48.2
Less than 20 hours 2,482 16.1 2,836 17.9 2,870 18.4 2,946 18.5 2,710 17.0
20 - 29 hours 2,480 16.1 2,487 15.7 2,471 15.8 2,492 15.7 2,561 16.1
30 - 39 hours 2,560 16.6 2,362 14.9 2,383 15.3 2,253 14.2 2,411 15.1
Worked 40 hours and over 7,685 49.7 7,935 50.0 7,606 48.8 7,704 48.5 7,930 49.8
With a job, not at work 242 1.6 251 1.6 271 1.7 505 3.2 323 2.0
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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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