TABLE 14   Employed Persons Wanting More Hours of Work by Total Hours Worked,
           by Region and Sex: January 2006
          (In thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                                  |     Worked |     Worked
Region and Sex                              Total |  Less than |   40 hours
                                                  |   40 hours*|   and Over
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Philippines

Both Sexes                                  6,774        4,260        2,514

Male                                        4,751        2,933        1,818
Female                                      2,023        1,327          696

National Capital Region

Both Sexes                                    642          278          365

Male                                          429          178          250
Female                                        214           99          114

Cordillera Administrative Region

Both Sexes                                    108           55           53

Male                                           66           33           33
Female                                         42           22           20

I - Ilocos Region

Both Sexes                                    285          185           99

Male                                          205          129           76
Female                                         80           57           23

II - Cagayan Valley

Both Sexes                                    305          229           76

Male                                          211          153           58
Female                                         94           76           18

III - Central Luzon

Both Sexes                                    344          200          144

Male                                          243          131          112
Female                                        101           70           32


IV-A CALABARZON

Both Sexes                                    674          419          255

Male                                          465          288          177
Female                                        209          131           78

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(Table 14 - Continued) 

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                                                  |     Worked |     Worked
Region and Sex                              Total |  Less than |   40 hours
                                                  |   40 hours*|   and Over
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IV-B MIMAROPA

Both Sexes                                    213          157           56

Male                                          147          105           41
Female                                         66           52           15

V - Bicol Region

Both Sexes                                    649          420          229

Male                                          472          302          170
Female                                        177          119           59

VI - Western Visayas

Both Sexes                                    608          468          140

Male                                          428          320          108
Female                                        179          148           32

VII - Central Visayas

Both Sexes                                    490          256          234

Male                                          307          156          150
Female                                        183           99           84

VIII - Eastern Visayas

Both Sexes                                    450          296          154

Male                                          321          208          113
Female                                        129           89           41

IX - Zamboanga Peninsula

Both Sexes                                    297          198           98

Male                                          226          150           76
Female                                         70           48           22

X - Northern Mindanao

Both Sexes                                    612          412          199

Male                                          418          270          148
Female                                        193          142           51
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(Table 14 - Concluded) 

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                                                  |     Worked |     Worked
Region and Sex                              Total |  Less than |   40 hours
                                                  |   40 hours*|   and Over
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XI - Davao Region

Both Sexes                                    346          213          133

Male                                          255          158           97
Female                                         90           55           35

XII - SOCCSKSARGEN

Both Sexes                                    423          272          152

Male                                          304          197          106
Female                                        120           75           45

Caraga

Both Sexes                                    212          136           77

Male                                          158          103           55
Female                                         54           33           21

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

Both Sexes                                    117           65           52

Male                                           97           51           46
Female                                         20           14            7

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Note:  * Includes persons with job but not at work

Source:  National Statistics Office, January 2006 Labor Force Survey

Page last updated:  June 4, 2010
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