TABLE 10  Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Total Hours Worked, by Sex and Major Industry 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 Industry Group                                |   Total | Did Not |--------------------------------------------|  Hours
                                                            |         |  Worked | Under 20 | 20 - 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 and Over | Worked
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Philippines

Both Sexes                                                     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   
Agriculture, hunting, and forestry                               31.4      43.2       56.9      57.4      55.2          17.3     31.2
Fishing                                                           4.2       7.3        5.1       6.5       7.0           3.1     37.8
Mining and quarrying                                              0.5       0.7        0.3       0.5       0.7           0.5     40.9
Manufacturing                                                     8.4       6.6        4.8       5.3       6.2          10.1     43.8
Electricity, gas, and water                                       0.4       0.2        0.0       0.1       0.0           0.5     45.4
Construction                                                      5.5       9.8        2.2       2.8       2.5           7.0     43.9
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles,
motorcycles, and personal and household goods                    18.9      12.3       11.3      13.5      14.1          22.3     50.4
Hotels and restaurant                                             2.7       1.3        0.8       1.2       1.5           3.6     50.6
Transport, storage, and communication                             7.5       4.5        2.9       3.9       5.6           9.4     50.0
Financial intermediation                                          1.1       0.7        0.2       0.2       0.2           1.6     43.4
Real estate, renting, and business activities                     2.9       2.7        1.6       0.8       0.8           3.9     47.2
Public administration and defense, compulsory social security     4.9       3.2        4.0       1.7       1.0           6.4     39.4
Education                                                         3.2       2.8        0.5       0.6       0.9           4.6     40.2
Health and social work                                            1.2       1.0        0.7       0.3       0.3           1.6     42.9
Other community, social, and personal service activities          2.3       1.8        4.2       2.7       1.9           1.9     37.2
Private households with employed persons                          5.0       1.7        4.6       2.4       2.1           6.2     54.2
Extra-territorial organizations and bodies                         *         -          -         -         -             *      45.0

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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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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	
Agriculture, hunting, and forestry                            36.7      46.7       60.4      60.6      60.5          23.5     33.4
Fishing                                                        6.3      10.6        8.0       9.1       9.4           4.8     38.8
Mining and quarrying                                           0.7       1.1        0.5       0.8       0.9           0.7     41.4
Manufacturing                                                  7.6       4.7        3.5       3.7       4.2           9.6     45.5
Electricity, gas, and water                                    0.5       0.4        0.1       0.1       0.0           0.7     45.6
Construction                                                   8.7      14.5        4.0       4.6       3.6          11.1     43.9
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles,
motorcycles, and personal and household goods                 12.4       8.0        7.9       8.6       8.4          14.7     48.1
Hotels and restaurant                                          2.0       0.6        0.7       0.9       1.1           2.6     48.9
Transport, storage, and communication                         11.5       6.4        5.0       6.3       7.9          14.3     50.3
Financial intermediation                                       0.7       0.3        0.1       0.1       0.1           1.1     44.2
Real estate, renting, and business activities                  3.1       2.0        1.6       0.8       0.5           4.2     49.3
Public administration and defense, compulsory social security  4.9       2.0        3.1       1.3       1.0           6.6     41.9
Education                                                      1.2       0.5        0.3       0.3       0.2           1.8     41.2
Health and social work                                         0.6        -         0.1       0.0       0.2           0.8     45.5
Other community, social, and personal service activities       1.9       1.5        3.6       2.1       1.3           1.8     39.6
Private households with employed persons                       1.3       0.5        1.0       0.6       0.6           1.6     50.8
Extra-territorial organizations and bodies                      *         -          -         -         -             *      45.0

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(Table 10 - Concluded) 

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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                                                  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	
Agriculture, hunting, and forestry                            23.0      36.7       53.0      52.4      43.2           7.2     25.4
Fishing                                                        0.9       1.2        1.9       2.4       1.4           0.3     26.5
Mining and quarrying                                           0.1        -         0.2       0.1       0.2           0.1     36.5
Manufacturing                                                  9.7      10.2        6.2       7.9      10.8          10.7     41.6
Electricity, gas, and water                                    0.2        -         0.0       0.0        -            0.2     44.7
Construction                                                   0.3       1.0        0.1       0.1       0.1           0.4     44.7
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles,
motorcycles, and personal and household goods                 29.3      20.1       15.2      21.2      27.0          34.8     52.0
Hotels and restaurant                                          3.9       2.7        0.9       1.7       2.6           5.2     52.1
Transport, storage, and communication                          1.1       1.0        0.5       0.1       0.3           1.5     44.5
Financial intermediation                                       1.6       1.4        0.3       0.3       0.2           2.4     42.7
Real estate, renting, and business activities                  2.5       4.0        1.5       0.6       1.4           3.3     43.1
Public administration and defense, compulsory social security  4.9       5.5        5.0       2.3       1.1           6.0     35.4
Education                                                      6.3       7.1        0.6       1.2       2.3           9.1     39.9
Health and social work                                         2.1       3.0        1.3       0.6       0.7           2.8     41.8
Other community, social, and personal service activities       2.9       2.3        4.8       3.7       3.4           2.3     34.6
Private households with employed persons                      11.0       3.8        8.4       5.3       5.6          13.6     54.8
Extra-territorial organizations and bodies                      -         -          -         -         -             -        -

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Note  :  * - Less than 500	  

Source:  National Statistics Office, October 2008 Labor Force Survey

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