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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