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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