Table 7.  Employed Persons by Number of Hours Worked During the Past Week:
          January 2005 and January 2006
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                        |     January 2006     |     January 2005
 Major Industry Group                   |----------------------|---------------------
                                        |  Number      Percent |  Number     Percent
                                        |  ('000)              |  ('000)
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Philippines                                32,384        100.0    31,634       100.0

  At  Work                                 31,957         98.7    31,137        98.4
     Worked less than 40 hours             11,974         37.0    11,323        35.8
         Less than 20 hours                 4,355         13.4     4,219        13.3
         20 - 29 hours                      3,761         11.6     3,595        11.4
         30 - 39 hours                      3,858         11.9     3,509        11.1
     Worked 40 hours and over              19,983         61.7    19,814        62.6
         40 - 48 hours                     12,716         39.3    12,427        39.3
         49 and over                        7,267         22.4     7,387        23.4
  With a job, not at work                     427          1.3       496         1.6

  Mean Hours Worked                          41.0                   41.4

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Note :   Estimates for January 2006 are preliminary and subject to change.

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

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