TABLE 13 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons Wanting More Hours of
Work by Total Hours Work by Sex and Major Occupation Group: October 2008
(In thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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| | Worked | Worked
Sex and Major Occupation Group | Total | Less than | 40 Hours
| | 40 Hours*| and Over
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Philippines
Both Sexes 6,029 3,841 2,187
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives, managers,
managing proprietors, and supervisors 7.6 5.7 11.0
Professionals 1.9 0.8 3.9
Technicians and associate professionals 2.5 2.4 2.7
Clerks 2.6 0.8 5.7
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 6.8 5.4 9.3
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen 24.4 29.2 16.0
Trades and related workers 9.0 7.5 11.8
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 6.2 4.0 10.0
Laborers and unskilled workers 38.6 44.0 29.3
Special occupations 0.4 0.4 0.4
Male 4,334 2,698 1,636
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives, managers,
managing proprietors, and supervisors 5.8 4.9 7.4
Professionals 1.2 0.6 2.1
Technicians and associate professionals 1.9 1.6 2.4
Clerks 1.6 0.5 3.4
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 5.0 3.3 7.8
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen 30.3 36.0 20.9
Trades and related workers 10.4 8.5 13.6
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 8.0 5.5 12.1
Laborers and unskilled workers 35.4 38.7 30.0
Special occupations 0.4 0.4 0.4
Female 1,694 1,143 551
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives, managers,
managing proprietors, and supervisors 12.2 7.6 21.6
Professionals 3.8 1.2 9.1
Technicians and associate professionals 4.0 4.1 3.8
Clerks 5.1 1.6 12.4
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 11.3 10.1 13.7
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen 9.4 13.1 1.6
Trades and related workers 5.6 5.1 6.5
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 1.5 0.3 4.0
Laborers and unskilled workers 46.8 56.3 27.1
Special occupations 0.3 0.4 0.2
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Note: * Includes persons with a job but not at work
Source: National Statistics Office, October 2008 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: July 12, 2010
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