Table 9a.   Employed Persons by Number of Hours Worked During the Past Week:
            October 2002 to October 2003
           (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)


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                                  Oct 2002    |    Jan 2003    |    Apr 2003    |    Jul 2003    |   Oct 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)  30,251   100.0   30,119   100.0   30,418   100.0   30,451   100.0   31,524   100.0

  At  Work                     29,811    98.5   29,667    98.5   29,736    97.8   30,061    98.7   31,123    98.7
     Worked less than 40 hours 11,188    37.0   11,669    38.7   12,302    40.4   10,203    33.5   11,029    35.0
         Less than 20 hours     3,935    13.0    4,199    13.9    4,418    14.5    3,592    11.8    3,867    12.3
              20 - 29 hours     3,566    11.8    3,755    12.5    4,011    13.2    3,328    10.9    3,476    11.0
              30 - 39 hours     3,687    12.2    3,715    12.3    3,873    12.7    3,283    10.8    3,686    11.7
     Worked 40 hours and over  18,623    61.6   17,998    59.8   17,434    57.3   19,858    65.2   20,094    63.7
  
  With a job, not at work         441     1.5      452     1.5      682     2.2      391     1.3      400     1.3

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

Notes:  
         1/ Starting July 2003, Isabela City (Basilan) is part of Region IX.
         2/ Starting July 2003, Basilan province, which was formerly part 
            of Region IX, is now under ARMM by EO 36.

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