Table 7.  Employed Persons by Number of Hours Worked During the Past Week, Urban and Rural:
          January 2002 to January 2003
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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Number                                 January 2002 |   April 2002   |    July 2002   |  October 2002  |  January 2003
of Hours                             Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent
Worked                               ('000)         | ('000)         | ('000)         | ('000)         | ('000)
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Philippines

   Total employed (In thousands)     29,705   100.0   30,186   100.0   30,104   100.0   30,251   100.0   30,119   100.0

      At work                        29,199    98.3   29,260    96.9   29,485    97.9   29,811    98.5   29,668    98.5
         Worked less than 40 hours   11,328    38.1   11,478    38.0   11,142    37.0   11,188    37.0   11,671    38.7
            Less than 20 hours        4,111    13.8    4,332    14.4    3,913    13.0    3,935    13.0    4,199    13.9
                 20 - 29 hours        3,614    12.2    3,677    12.2    3,731    12.4    3,566    11.8    3,756    12.5
                 30 - 39 hours        3,603    12.1    3,469    11.5    3,498    11.6    3,687    12.2    3,716    12.3
         Worked 40 hours and over    17,871    60.2   17,782    58.9   18,343    60.9   18,623    61.6   17,997    59.8
      With a job, not at work           505     1.7      926     3.1      619     2.1      441     1.5      452     1.5

Urban

   Total employed                    14,104   100.0   14,287   100.0   14,168   100.0   14,281   100.0   14,236   100.0

      At work                        13,870    98.3   13,866    97.1   13,873    97.9   14,105    98.8   14,022    98.5
         Worked less than 40 hours    3,605    25.6    3,788    26.5    3,460    24.4    3,464    24.3    3,721    26.1
            Less than 20 hours        1,242     8.8    1,386     9.7    1,202     8.5    1,166     8.2    1,278     9.0
                 20 - 29 hours        1,143     8.1    1,186     8.3    1,171     8.3    1,126     7.9    1,202     8.4
                 30 - 39 hours        1,220     8.7    1,216     8.5    1,087     7.7    1,172     8.2    1,241     8.7
         Worked 40 hours and over    10,265    72.8   10,078    70.5   10,413    73.5   10,641    74.5   10,301    72.4
      With a job, not at work           234     1.7      422     3.0      296     2.1      175     1.2      214     1.5

Rural

   Total employed                    15,600   100.0   15,899   100.0   15,935   100.0   15,970   100.0   15,884   100.0

      At work                        15,330    98.3   15,395    96.8   15,612    98.0   15,706    98.3   15,646    98.5
         Worked less than 40 hours    7,724    49.5    7,691    48.4    7,682    48.2    7,724    48.4    7,950    50.1
            Less than 20 hours        2,870    18.4    2,946    18.5    2,710    17.0    2,769    17.3    2,921    18.4
                 20 - 29 hours        2,471    15.8    2,492    15.7    2,561    16.1    2,440    15.3    2,554    16.1
                 30 - 39 hours        2,383    15.3    2,253    14.2    2,411    15.1    2,515    15.7    2,475    15.6
         Worked 40 hours and over     7,606    48.8    7,704    48.5    7,930    49.8    7,982    50.0    7,696    48.5
      With a job, not at work           271     1.7      505     3.2      323     2.0      265     1.7      238     1.5

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Source:  Labor Force Survey
         Income and Employment Statistics Division
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Page last updated:   March 17, 2003
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