TABLE 14 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons Wanting More
Hours of Work 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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| Worked | Worked
Region and Sex Total | Less than | 40 hours
| 40 hours*| and Over
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Philippines 6,368 4,024 2,344
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 69.8 67.9 73.0
Female 30.2 32.1 27.0
National Capital Region 339 112 228
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 67.7 68.7 67.2
Female 32.3 31.3 32.8
Cordillera Administrative Region 158 66 92
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 62.9 59.4 65.4
Female 37.1 40.6 34.6
I - Ilocos Region 265 189 76
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 71.8 68.8 79.3
Female 28.2 31.2 20.7
II - Cagayan Valley 279 190 89
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 70.7 68.0 76.4
Female 29.3 32.0 23.6
III - Central Luzon 356 215 141
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 67.2 65.8 69.2
Female 32.8 34.2 30.8
IV-A CALABARZON 665 374 291
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 66.4 66.2 66.6
Female 33.6 33.8 33.4
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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 327 238 90
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 67.7 65.9 72.2
Female 32.3 34.1 27.8
V - Bicol Region 720 478 243
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 72.4 72.0 73.2
Female 27.6 28.0 26.8
VI - Western Visayas 669 486 183
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 69.7 67.6 75.1
Female 30.3 32.4 24.9
VII - Central Visayas 335 202 133
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 69.0 66.4 72.9
Female 31.0 33.6 27.1
VIII - Eastern Visayas 368 250 118
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 70.7 68.6 75.0
Female 29.3 31.4 25.0
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 292 189 103
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 71.5 69.0 76.2
Female 28.5 31.0 23.8
X - Northern Mindanao 511 307 204
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 66.6 61.6 74.2
Female 33.4 38.4 25.8
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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 290 177 113
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 75.5 71.1 82.3
Female 24.5 28.9 17.7
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 338 229 109
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 72.4 68.4 81.0
Female 27.6 31.6 19.0
Caraga 230 150 79
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 75.8 74.6 78.1
Female 24.2 25.4 21.9
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 226 174 52
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 70.6 69.1 75.7
Female 29.4 30.9 24.3
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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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