TABLE 8 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Total Hours Worked, by Sex and Major Occupation Group:
October 2008
(In thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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| | Total Hours Worked | Mean
Sex and Major Occupation Group Total | Did Not |--------------------------------------------| Hours
| Worked | Under 20 | 20 - 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 and Over | Worked
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Philippines 34,533 400 4,292 3,801 4,118 21,922 41.6
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives, managers,
managing proprietors, and supervisors 12.5 8.9 7.1 6.7 7.6 15.5 52.7
Professionals 4.6 3.6 0.9 0.9 1.2 6.6 41.4
Technicians and associate professionals 2.6 3.1 2.7 1.6 1.4 2.9 38.9
Clerks 5.0 2.5 1.1 1.0 0.9 7.4 44.9
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 10.0 6.6 7.2 6.3 5.2 12.1 47.4
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen 17.7 24.3 27.0 32.5 33.5 10.3 32.9
Trades and related workers 7.9 10.6 5.2 5.4 5.8 9.2 42.4
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 6.8 4.5 1.9 3.0 4.1 9.0 50.0
Laborers and unskilled workers 32.5 35.7 46.7 42.4 40.0 26.6 38.1
Special occupations 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 44.5
Male 21,276 260 2,254 2,320 2,862 13,580 41.3
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives, managers,
managing proprietors, and supervisors 9.4 6.3 6.8 5.5 6.6 11.2 48.1
Professionals 2.3 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.5 3.2 41.9
Technicians and associate professionals 2.1 2.3 1.9 1.3 1.0 2.5 40.8
Clerks 2.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.4 4.2 44.6
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 8.0 3.9 4.6 4.5 3.1 10.3 48.6
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen 24.8 33.0 35.5 41.9 44.3 15.9 34.5
Trades and related workers 10.1 12.7 6.0 5.7 5.5 12.5 43.6
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 9.9 6.0 3.5 4.8 5.6 12.8 50.2
Laborers and unskilled workers 29.9 33.6 39.6 34.7 32.6 26.8 38.5
Special occupations 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.8 46.4
Female 13,257 140 2,038 1,480 1,256 8,342 42.2
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives, managers,
managing proprietors, and supervisors 17.3 13.6 7.5 8.5 9.8 22.5 56.9
Professionals 8.2 8.3 0.8 1.3 2.6 12.1 41.2
Technicians and associate professionals 3.3 4.6 3.6 2.1 2.3 3.6 36.9
Clerks 8.5 5.6 1.3 1.4 1.8 12.5 45.1
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 13.1 11.6 10.1 9.2 10.0 15.1 46.2
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen 6.4 8.2 17.5 17.6 9.0 1.2 22.7
Trades and related workers 4.3 6.6 4.3 4.9 6.7 3.8 38.1
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 1.9 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.6 2.8 47.5
Laborers and unskilled workers 36.9 39.8 54.6 54.5 57.0 26.3 37.5
Special occupations 0.1 - 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 28.6
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Source: National Statistics Office, October 2008 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: July 12, 2010
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