TABLE 13 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons Wanting More Hours of
Work 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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| | Worked | Worked
Sex and Major Occupation Group | Total | Less than | 40 Hours
| | 40 Hours*| and Over
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Philippines
Both Sexes 6,368 4,024 2,344
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives, managers,
managing proprietors, and supervisors 7.5 5.5 11.0
Professionals 2.1 0.8 4.2
Technicians and associate professionals 2.3 2.0 2.7
Clerks 2.6 1.0 5.3
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 7.1 5.6 9.7
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen 24.3 29.9 14.8
Trades and related workers 9.2 7.4 12.2
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 5.9 3.6 9.8
Laborers and unskilled workers 38.9 44.0 30.1
Special occupations 0.2 0.1 0.3
Male 4,444 2,732 1,711
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives, managers,
managing proprietors, and supervisors 5.5 4.6 6.9
Professionals 1.3 0.6 2.4
Technicians and associate professionals 1.6 1.4 1.9
Clerks 1.8 0.9 3.1
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 5.1 3.5 7.6
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen 30.9 38.0 19.7
Trades and related workers 10.7 8.2 14.7
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 7.8 5.1 12.1
Laborers and unskilled workers 35.1 37.6 31.2
Special occupations 0.2 0.1 0.4
Female 1,924 1,291 633
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives, managers,
managing proprietors, and supervisors 12.3 7.6 21.9
Professionals 3.9 1.4 8.9
Technicians and associate professionals 3.8 3.4 4.8
Clerks 4.5 1.2 11.1
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 11.9 10.2 15.3
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen 9.0 12.7 1.5
Trades and related workers 5.7 5.7 5.6
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 1.4 0.3 3.6
Laborers and unskilled workers 47.5 57.4 27.2
Special occupations 0.1 0.1 -
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Note: * Includes persons with a job but not at work.
Source: National Statistics Office, January 2008 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: August 25, 2010
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