TABLE 7. EMPLOYED PERSONS BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED DURING THE PAST WEEK, URBAN AND RURAL:
OCTOBER 2001 TO OCTOBER 2002
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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NUMBER OF Oct 2001 | Jan 2002 | Apr 2002 | Jul 2002 | Oct 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) 30,085 100.0 29,705 100.0 30,186 100.0 30,104 100.0 30,252 100.0
At Work 29,609 98.4 29,199 98.3 29,260 96.9 29,485 97.9 29,811 98.5
Worked less than 40 hours 11,344 37.7 11,328 38.1 11,478 38.0 11,142 37.0 11,187 37.0
Less than 20 hours 4,107 13.7 4,111 13.8 4,332 14.4 3,913 13.0 3,934 13.0
20 - 29 hours 3,686 12.3 3,614 12.2 3,677 12.2 3,731 12.4 3,566 11.8
30 - 39 hours 3,551 11.8 3,603 12.1 3,469 11.5 3,498 11.6 3,687 12.2
Worked 40 hours and over 18,265 60.7 17,871 60.2 17,782 58.9 18,343 60.9 18,624 61.6
With a job, not at work 477 1.6 505 1.7 926 3.1 619 2.1 441 1.5
URBAN
Total Employed 14,215 100.0 14,104 100.0 14,287 100.0 14,168 100.0 14,285 100.0
At Work 13,989 98.4 13,870 98.3 13,866 97.1 13,873 97.9 14,109 98.8
Worked less than 40 hours 3,659 25.7 3,605 25.6 3,788 26.5 3,460 24.4 3,465 24.3
Less than 20 hours 1,272 8.9 1,242 8.8 1,386 9.7 1,202 8.5 1,166 8.2
20 - 29 hours 1,199 8.4 1,143 8.1 1,186 8.3 1,171 8.3 1,126 7.9
30 - 39 hours 1,188 8.4 1,220 8.7 1,216 8.5 1,087 7.7 1,173 8.2
Worked 40 hours and over 10,330 72.7 10,265 72.8 10,078 70.5 10,413 73.5 10,644 74.5
With a job, not at work 225 1.6 234 1.7 422 3.0 296 2.1 175 1.2
RURAL
Total Employed 15,871 100.0 15,600 100.0 15,899 100.0 15,935 100.0 15,967 100.0
At Work 15,620 98.4 15,330 98.3 15,395 96.8 15,612 98.0 15,700 98.3
Worked less than 40 hours 7,685 48.4 7,724 49.5 7,691 48.4 7,682 48.2 7,720 48.3
Less than 20 hours 2,836 17.9 2,870 18.4 2,946 18.5 2,710 17.0 2,767 17.3
20 - 29 hours 2,487 15.7 2,471 15.8 2,492 15.7 2,561 16.1 2,439 15.3
30 - 39 hours 2,362 14.9 2,383 15.3 2,253 14.2 2,411 15.1 2,514 15.7
Worked 40 hours and over 7,935 50.0 7,606 48.8 7,704 48.5 7,930 49.8 7,980 50.0
With a job, not at work 251 1.6 271 1.7 505 3.2 323 2.0 265 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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