TABLE 10  Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Total Hours Worked, by Sex and Major Industry Group: April 2008
         (In thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                                          |          |         |             Total Hours Worked             |   Mean
Sex and Major Industry Group                              |    Total | Did Not |--------------------------------------------|  Hours
                                                          |          |  Worked | Under 20 | 20 - 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 and Over | Worked
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Philippines

Both Sexes                                                    33,535       833      4,288     3,775     3,891        20,748     41.6 
Number (in thousands)

Total                                                          100.0     100.0      100.0     100.0     100.0         100.0			  
Agriculture, hunting, and forestry                              31.2      30.2       53.9      55.4      53.8          17.9     31.4
Fishing                                                          4.3       4.1        5.2       6.2       7.4           3.3     38.5
Mining and quarrying                                             0.5       0.3        0.5       0.4       0.5           0.4     39.9
Manufacturing                                                    8.6       5.0        4.9       5.7       5.9          10.6     44.4
Electricity, gas, and water                                      0.4         -        0.0       0.1       0.0           0.6     44.5
Construction                                                     5.5       4.8        2.4       3.2       2.5           7.1     43.8
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles,
motorcycles, and personal and household goods                   18.9       6.6       12.0      13.2      14.5          22.6     50.4
Hotels and restaurants                                           2.8       1.4        0.8       1.3       1.6           3.7     50.8
Transport, storage, and communication                            7.7       5.0        3.2       4.6       6.3           9.5     49.3
Financial intermediation                                         1.1       0.4        0.3       0.3       0.1           1.6     43.0
Real estate, renting, and business activities                    2.8       1.8        1.3       0.9       0.9           3.9     47.8
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security    5.0       2.1        4.3       1.9       1.4           6.4     38.9
Education                                                        3.1      34.1        1.8       1.3       0.8           2.8     37.0
Health and social work                                           1.1       0.7        0.5       0.5       0.3           1.6     42.4
Other community, social, and personal service activities         2.5       2.1        4.4       2.9       2.1           2.1     36.9
Private households with employed persons                         4.7       1.6        4.5       2.2       1.8           5.9     53.2
Extra-territorial organizations and bodies                       0.0         -          -         -         -           0.0     41.3

Male                                                          20,774       407      2,319     2,340     2,675        13,033     41.1
Number (in thousands)

Total                                                          100.0     100.0      100.0     100.0     100.0         100.0			  
Agriculture, hunting, and forestry                              36.5      42.5       59.0      59.2      58.4          23.7     33.2
Fishing                                                          6.4       8.1        7.7       8.7      10.1           5.0     39.6
Mining and quarrying                                             0.7       0.4        0.7       0.6       0.7           0.7     40.7
Manufacturing                                                    7.7       4.0        3.9       4.1       4.0           9.9     45.7
Electricity, gas, and water                                      0.5         -        0.1       0.1       0.1           0.8     44.8
Construction                                                     8.7       9.6        4.4       5.0       3.6          11.1     43.8
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles,
motorcycles, and personal and household goods                   12.2       6.0        8.2       8.3       8.5          14.5     47.7
Hotels and restaurants                                           2.1       1.1        0.6       1.0       1.2           2.7     49.2
Transport, storage, and communication                           11.6       9.8        5.5       7.2       8.9          14.1     49.5
Financial intermediation                                         0.7       0.2        0.2       0.1       0.0           1.1     44.3
Real estate, renting, and business activities                    3.0       2.5        1.4       0.8       0.9           4.2     49.9
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security    4.9       1.2        3.3       1.7       1.3           6.6     41.6
Education                                                        1.2      12.1        0.7       0.4       0.3           1.3     39.1
Health and social work                                           0.6         -        0.1       0.3       0.1           0.8     43.7
Other community, social, and personal service activities         2.0       2.2        3.6       2.0       1.4           1.9     39.4
Private households with employed persons                         1.1       0.6        0.6       0.5       0.6           1.5     53.4
Extra-territorial organizations and bodies                       0.0         -          -         -         -           0.0     40.0

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(Table 10 - Continued) 

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                                                           |         |         |             Total Hours Worked             |   Mean
Sex and Major Industry Group                               |   Total | Did Not |--------------------------------------------|  Hours
                                                           |         |  Worked | Under 20 | 20 - 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 and Over | Worked
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Female                                                        12,762       426      1,969     1,435     1,216         7,715       42.3
Number (in thousands)

Total                                                          100.0     100.0      100.0     100.0     100.0         100.0			 
Agriculture, hunting, and forestry                              22.5      18.4       47.8      49.1      43.6           8.0     26.4
Fishing                                                          0.9       0.2        2.2       2.0       1.5           0.4     26.0
Mining and quarrying                                             0.1       0.1        0.2       0.1       0.1           0.0     28.0
Manufacturing                                                   10.1       6.0        6.0       8.3      10.1          11.7     42.6
Electricity, gas, and water                                      0.1         -        0.0       0.1         -           0.1     41.9
Construction                                                     0.3       0.3        0.1       0.1       0.1           0.4     43.5
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles,
motorcycles, and personal and household goods                   29.7       7.2       16.6      21.1      27.8          36.2     52.2
Hotels and restaurants                                           3.9       1.7        1.1       1.8       2.4           5.3     52.2
Transport, storage, and communication                            1.2       0.4        0.5       0.3       0.5           1.7     45.0
Financial intermediation                                         1.7       0.7        0.4       0.6       0.4           2.5     42.1
Real estate, renting, and business activities                    2.5       1.1        1.1       1.1       0.9           3.5     43.7
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security    5.0       2.9        5.6       2.4       1.6           6.1     34.6
Education                                                        6.1      55.1        3.0       2.8       1.9           5.4     36.2
Health and social work                                           2.1       1.4        1.0       0.9       0.7           2.9     41.9
Other community, social, and personal service activities         3.3       2.0        5.4       4.4       3.6           2.5     34.5
Private households with employed persons                        10.4       2.5        9.0       4.8       4.7          13.2     53.2
Extra-territorial organizations and bodies                       0.0         -          -         -         -            0.0    42.7

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Source:  National Statistics Office, April 2008 Labor Force Survey

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