TABLE 9 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Total Hours Worked, by Region and Sex: January 2008
(In thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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| | Total Hours Worked | Mean
Region and Sex 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
Male 61.3 62.9 53.6 61.5 69.7 61.3 41.3
Female 38.7 37.1 46.4 38.5 30.3 38.7 42.2
National Capital Region 4,096 27 143 168 229 3,529 49.7
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 56.3 58.9 52.6 59.2 56.7 56.2 49.2
Female 43.7 41.1 47.4 40.8 43.3 43.8 50.2
Cordillera Administrative Region 678 8 69 67 97 438 40.1
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 57.6 74.8 48.9 53.8 57.7 59.2 40.6
Female 42.4 25.2 51.1 46.2 42.3 40.8 39.3
I - Ilocos Region 1,793 25 267 212 214 1,075 39.5
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 64.6 66.6 59.3 62.6 72.7 64.7 39.5
Female 35.4 33.4 40.7 37.4 27.3 35.3 39.6
II - Cagayan Valley 1,343 14 190 166 191 781 38.8
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 64.1 48.7 54.3 60.2 65.4 67.2 38.9
Female 35.9 51.3 45.7 39.8 34.6 32.8 38.5
III - Central Luzon 3,447 17 220 273 361 2,577 45.2
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 62.6 46.5 56.4 59.6 70.3 62.4 44.6
Female 37.4 53.5 43.6 40.4 29.7 37.6 46.2
IV-A CALABARZON 4,171 46 350 377 368 3,031 45.3
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 58.6 61.6 50.7 61.1 67.8 58.0 44.6
Female 41.4 38.4 49.3 38.9 32.2 42.0 46.2
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(Table 9 - Continued)
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| | Total Hours Worked | Mean
Region and Sex Total | Did Not |--------------------------------------------| Hours
| Worked | Under 20 | 20 - 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 and Over | Worked
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IV-B MIMAROPA 1,121 15 254 195 158 500 34.0
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 61.5 62.0 53.1 60.9 75.2 61.8 34.3
Female 38.5 38.0 46.9 39.1 24.8 38.2 33.4
V - Bicol Region 1,921 65 359 304 244 949 37.7
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 63.2 63.5 54.4 65.5 75.7 62.5 37.1
Female 36.8 36.5 45.6 34.5 24.3 37.5 38.7
VI - Western Visayas 2,788 8 532 393 287 1,569 38.2
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 60.0 67.3 52.4 61.4 71.5 60.1 37.9
Female 40.0 32.7 47.6 38.6 28.5 39.9 38.7
VII - Central Visayas 2,581 6 362 322 303 1,589 41.3
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 58.1 54.3 48.4 58.9 66.3 58.6 41.0
Female 41.9 45.7 51.6 41.1 33.7 41.4 41.8
VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,568 40 279 229 190 831 38.4
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 63.2 60.7 54.1 68.1 73.0 62.8 37.7
Female 36.8 39.3 45.9 31.9 27.0 37.2 39.6
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 1,241 34 146 170 221 670 39.6
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 65.1 61.3 45.8 58.9 73.5 68.2 40.3
Female 34.9 38.7 54.2 41.1 26.5 31.8 38.2
X - Northern Mindanao 1,719 29 325 211 169 985 38.7
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 59.6 53.2 51.8 54.8 66.9 62.2 39.2
Female 40.4 46.8 48.2 45.2 33.1 37.8 37.9
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(Table 9 - Concluded)
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| | Total Hours Worked | Mean
Region and Sex Total | Did Not |--------------------------------------------| Hours
| Worked | Under 20 | 20 - 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 and Over | Worked
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XI - Davao Region 1,691 30 234 210 175 1,043 40.6
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 63.4 68.9 50.0 63.8 70.8 64.9 40.6
Female 36.6 31.1 50.0 36.2 29.2 35.1 40.7
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 1,504 31 320 218 208 727 36.7
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 65.2 78.4 62.2 66.3 70.5 64.1 36.3
Female 34.8 21.6 37.8 33.7 29.5 35.9 37.3
Caraga 952 14 153 125 133 526 39.6
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 63.6 77.2 55.8 64.8 68.0 64.1 39.1
Female 36.4 22.8 44.2 35.2 32.0 35.9 40.3
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 1,078 - 123 126 241 588 39.3
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 - 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 72.4 - 59.6 58.3 76.9 76.2 40.2
Female 27.6 - 40.4 41.7 23.1 23.8 37.0
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Source: National Statistics Office, January 2008 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: August 25, 2010
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