TABLE 9 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Total Hours Worked, by Region and Sex: October 2008
(In thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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| | Total Hours Worked | Mean
Region and Sex 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
Male 61.6 65.0 52.5 61.1 69.5 61.9 41.3
Female 38.4 35.0 47.5 38.9 30.5 38.1 42.2
National Capital Region 4,078 24 141 167 214 3,532 49.5
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 57.2 68.5 48.6 57.4 55.4 57.6 49.0
Female 42.8 31.5 51.4 42.6 44.6 42.4 50.2
Cordillera Administrative Region 675 4 66 65 96 445 40.7
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 60.0 48.0 48.3 48.8 57.5 64.0 41.5
Female 40.0 52.0 51.7 51.2 42.5 36.0 39.5
I - Ilocos Region 1,812 14 245 220 278 1,055 39.0
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 64.1 65.6 53.6 58.8 67.4 66.7 39.3
Female 35.9 34.4 46.4 41.2 32.6 33.3 38.0
II - Cagayan Valley 1,342 14 198 163 216 751 38.3
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 64.2 65.7 57.6 61.2 65.2 66.2 38.4
Female 35.8 34.3 42.4 38.8 34.8 33.8 38.1
III - Central Luzon 3,478 21 223 271 393 2,571 44.9
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 64.3 63.3 54.8 65.7 71.9 63.8 44.2
Female 35.7 36.7 45.2 34.3 28.1 36.2 46.2
IV-A - CALABARZON 4,240 51 336 377 421 3,055 45.2
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 58.4 63.1 51.7 59.5 69.7 57.4 44.4
Female 41.6 36.9 48.3 40.5 30.3 42.6 46.3
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(Table 9 - Continued)
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| | Total Hours Worked | Mean
Region and Sex Total | Did Not |--------------------------------------------| Hours
| Worked | Under 20 | 20 - 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 and Over | Worked
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IV-B - MIMAROPA 1,149 27 249 162 149 562 35.2
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 62.4 62.3 52.0 60.1 72.6 64.9 36.1
Female 37.6 37.7 48.0 39.9 27.4 35.1 33.6
V - Bicol Region 2,004 70 382 303 289 960 36.7
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 63.1 65.1 52.5 63.2 72.2 64.3 36.8
Female 36.9 34.9 47.5 36.8 27.8 35.7 36.7
VI - Western Visayas 2,850 12 477 444 311 1,606 38.6
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 61.4 60.5 53.2 63.6 74.2 60.7 38.0
Female 38.6 39.5 46.8 36.4 25.8 39.3 39.4
VII - Central Visayas 2,699 11 386 312 343 1,648 41.0
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 57.7 57.1 48.7 53.9 63.0 59.5 40.7
Female 42.3 42.9 51.3 46.1 37.0 40.5 41.4
VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,621 22 282 237 196 885 39.2
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 64.4 70.8 57.0 68.7 74.4 63.3 38.2
Female 35.6 29.2 43.0 31.3 25.6 36.7 40.9
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 1,381 24 220 183 196 757 39.2
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 61.3 72.9 50.3 60.1 66.7 63.0 39.1
Female 38.7 27.1 49.7 39.9 33.3 37.0 39.3
X - Northern Mindanao 1,871 35 300 213 232 1,090 40.2
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 59.0 52.6 46.7 53.9 72.8 60.7 40.5
Female 41.0 47.4 53.3 46.1 27.2 39.3 39.8
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(Table 9 - Concluded)
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| | Total Hours Worked | Mean
Region and Sex Total | Did Not |--------------------------------------------| Hours
| Worked | Under 20 | 20 - 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 and Over | Worked
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XI - Davao Region 1,740 27 203 178 216 1,115 41.5
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 63.8 65.3 55.3 63.5 66.5 64.8 41.0
Female 36.2 34.7 44.7 36.5 33.5 35.2 42.4
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 1,540 31 291 223 223 772 37.3
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 66.4 78.4 59.4 66.5 78.3 65.2 37.2
Female 33.6 21.6 40.6 33.5 21.7 34.8 37.4
Caraga 943 14 173 131 128 497 38.7
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 63.0 66.4 54.1 62.1 72.0 64.0 38.3
Female 37.0 33.6 45.9 37.9 28.0 36.0 39.3
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 1,109 1 119 155 213 621 39.5
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 71.3 34.6 41.6 60.3 75.9 78.2 41.1
Female 28.7 65.4 58.4 39.7 24.1 21.8 35.5
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Source: National Statistics Office, October 2008 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: July 12, 2010
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