TABLE 14 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons Wanting More
Hours of Work by Total Hours Worked, by Region and Sex: April 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 6,625 4,025 2,599
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 70.0 68.2 72.9
Female 30.0 31.8 27.1
National Capital Region 542 195 347
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 63.7 59.0 66.3
Female 36.3 41.0 33.7
Cordillera Administrative Region 133 54 78
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 60.4 50.0 67.6
Female 39.6 50.0 32.4
I - Ilocos Region 298 210 88
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 69.6 67.4 74.9
Female 30.4 32.6 25.1
II - Cagayan Valley 235 162 73
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 71.0 70.7 71.4
Female 29.0 29.3 28.6
III - Central Luzon 299 201 98
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 71.0 69.0 75.2
Female 29.0 31.0 24.8
IV-A CALABARZON 623 340 283
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 70.0 66.0 74.8
Female 30.0 34.0 25.2
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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 330 230 99
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 66.3 64.1 71.3
Female 33.7 35.9 28.7
V - Bicol Region 781 519 262
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 73.4 71.4 77.2
Female 26.6 28.6 22.8
VI - Western Visayas 581 427 154
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 74.3 73.3 77.0
Female 25.7 26.7 23.0
VII - Central Visayas 409 233 176
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 66.6 65.4 68.3
Female 33.4 34.6 31.7
VIII - Eastern Visayas 470 306 164
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 69.4 69.2 69.7
Female 30.6 30.8 30.3
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 264 133 131
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 75.2 75.9 74.4
Female 24.8 24.1 25.6
X - Northern Mindanao 472 281 191
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 67.3 62.7 74.2
Female 32.7 37.3 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 408 235 172
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 71.5 69.4 74.4
Female 28.5 30.6 25.6
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 368 239 129
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 72.2 69.1 78.0
Female 27.8 30.9 22.0
Caraga 289 179 110
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 70.1 69.1 71.5
Female 29.9 30.9 28.5
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 122 80 43
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 76.4 71.7 85.2
Female 23.6 28.3 14.8
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Note: * Includes persons with a job but not at work.
Source: National Statistics Office, April 2008 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: August 24, 2010
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