TABLE 8 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Total Hours Worked, by Sex and Major Occupation Group:
January 2008
(In thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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| | Total Hours Worked | Mean
Sex and Major Occupation Group Total | Did Not |--------------------------------------------| Hours
| Worked | Under 20 | 20 - 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 and Over | Worked
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Philippines 33,693 410 4,325 3,764 3,788 21,407 41.6
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives, managers,
managing proprietors, and supervisors 11.9 9.9 7.3 6.0 7.4 14.7 52.6
Professionals 4.5 2.5 0.9 1.2 1.1 6.5 41.2
Technicians and associate professionals 2.6 3.4 2.9 1.9 1.3 2.9 38.5
Clerks 5.2 2.3 0.9 1.4 1.1 7.4 45.0
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 9.8 5.9 7.0 5.6 5.7 11.9 47.1
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen 18.1 24.8 28.4 34.3 34.9 10.1 32.5
Trades and related workers 8.2 10.7 5.5 6.0 6.4 9.4 42.2
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 7.7 5.7 1.8 3.0 4.8 10.3 51.1
Laborers and unskilled workers 31.6 34.1 45.1 40.3 37.3 26.2 38.2
Special occupations 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5 48.5
Male 20,654 258 2,317 2,313 2,639 13,127 41.3
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives, managers,
managing proprietors, and supervisors 8.2 8.6 6.5 5.0 5.7 9.6 47.3
Professionals 2.3 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.7 3.2 42.0
Technicians and associate professionals 2.1 2.6 1.9 1.5 0.8 2.5 40.7
Clerks 3.0 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.9 4.2 44.8
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 7.9 3.7 4.7 3.5 3.4 10.2 48.3
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen 25.4 34.8 37.3 44.7 45.4 15.7 34.1
Trades and related workers 10.3 12.8 6.0 6.1 5.5 12.7 43.6
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 11.4 8.9 3.2 4.7 6.7 15.1 51.3
Laborers and unskilled workers 28.8 25.7 38.8 32.7 30.7 26.0 38.4
Special occupations 0.6 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.8 49.5
Female 13,038 152 2,008 1,451 1,148 8,279 42.2
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives, managers,
managing proprietors, and supervisors 17.6 12.1 8.2 7.7 11.2 22.7 56.4
Professionals 8.0 4.9 1.0 2.0 2.1 11.7 40.9
Technicians and associate professionals 3.4 4.8 4.0 2.5 2.3 3.5 36.3
Clerks 8.6 4.7 1.2 2.0 1.6 12.6 45.1
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 12.9 9.6 9.7 9.0 10.7 14.7 46.0
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen 6.7 7.7 18.2 17.7 10.8 1.3 22.6
Trades and related workers 4.9 7.2 5.0 5.9 8.4 4.1 37.4
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 2.8 49.1
Laborers and unskilled workers 35.9 48.4 52.4 52.6 52.5 26.5 37.9
Special occupations 0.1 0. 2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 38.0
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Source: National Statistics Office, January 2008 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: August 25, 2010
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