Table 7.  Employed Persons by Number of Hours Worked During the Past Week, Urban and Rural:
          April 2002 to April 2003

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                                  April 2002  |    July 2002   |  October 2002  |  January 2002  |   April 2003
Number of 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)  30,186   100.0   30,104   100.0   30,251   100.0   30,119   100.0   30,418   100.0

  At work                      29,260    96.9   29,485    97.9   29,811    98.5   29,667    98.5   29,736    97.8
    Worked less than 40 hours  11,478    38.0   11,142    37.0   11,188    37.0   11,669    38.7   12,302    40.4
      Less than 20 hours        4,332    14.4    3,913    13.0    3,935    13.0    4,199    13.9    4,418    14.5
           20 - 29 hours        3,677    12.2    3,731    12.4    3,566    11.8    3,755    12.5    4,011    13.2
           30 - 39 hours        3,469    11.5    3,498    11.6    3,687    12.2    3,715    12.3    3,873    12.7
    Worked 40 hours and over   17,782    58.9   18,343    60.9   18,623    61.6   17,998    59.8   17,434    57.3
  With a job, not at work         926     3.1      619     2.1      441     1.5      452     1.5     682      2.2

Urban

Total employed                 14,287   100.0   14,168   100.0   14,281   100.0   14,236   100.0   14,358   100.0

  At work                      13,866    97.1   13,873    97.9   14,105    98.8   14,022    98.5   14,051    97.9
    Worked less than 40 hours   3,788    26.5    3,460    24.4    3,464    24.3    3,721    26.1    4,009    27.9
      Less than 20 hours        1,386     9.7    1,202     8.5    1,166     8.2    1,279     9.0    1,385     9.6
           20 - 29 hours        1,186     8.3    1,171     8.3    1,126     7.9    1,201     8.4    1,349     9.4
           30 - 39 hours        1,216     8.5    1,087     7.7    1,172     8.2    1,241     8.7    1,275     8.9
    Worked 40 hours and over   10,078    70.5   10,413    73.5   10,641    74.5   10,301    72.4   10,042    69.9
  With a job, not at work         422     3.0      296     2.1      175     1.2      214     1.5     307      2.1

Rural

Total employed                 15,899   100.0   15,935   100.0   15,970   100.0   15,883   100.0   16,059   100.0

  At work                      15,395    96.8   15,612    98.0   15,706    98.3   15,646    98.5   15,684    97.7
    Worked less than 40 hours   7,691    48.4    7,682    48.2    7,724    48.4    7,950    50.1    8,293    51.6
      Less than 20 hours        2,946    18.5    2,710    17.0    2,769    17.3    2,921    18.4    3,032    18.9
           20 - 29 hours        2,492    15.7    2,561    16.1    2,440    15.3    2,554    16.1    2,663    16.6
           30 - 39 hours        2,253    14.2    2,411    15.1    2,515    15.7    2,475    15.6    2,598    16.2
    Worked 40 hours and over    7,704    48.5    7,930    49.8    7,982    50.0    7,696    48.5    7,391    46.0
  With a job, not at work         505     3.2      323     2.0      265     1.7      238     1.5     374      2.3

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

Note:    Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.

Page last updated:   June 16, 2003
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