TABLE 14 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons Wanting More
Hours of Work 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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| Worked | Worked
Region and Sex Total | Less than | 40 hours
| 40 hours*| and Over
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Philippines 6,029 3,841 2,187
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 71.9 70.2 74.8
Female 28.1 29.8 25.2
National Capital Region 461 197 264
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 65.7 62.7 67.9
Female 34.3 37.3 32.1
Cordillera Administrative Region 153 63 90
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 60.1 50.0 67.2
Female 39.9 50.0 32.8
I - Ilocos Region 331 232 100
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 71.3 66.4 82.6
Female 28.7 33.6 17.4
II - Cagayan Valley 225 154 71
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 68.9 65.5 76.4
Female 31.1 34.5 23.6
III - Central Luzon 225 147 78
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 77.4 77.8 76.7
Female 22.6 22.2 23.3
IV-A - CALABARZON 659 392 267
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 70.8 72.2 68.8
Female 29.2 27.8 31.2
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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 271 184 87
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 71.6 68.6 78.0
Female 28.4 31.4 22.0
V - Bicol Region 626 423 203
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 74.2 72.9 77.0
Female 25.8 27.1 23.0
VI - Western Visayas 638 473 165
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 72.8 71.1 77.7
Female 27.2 28.9 22.3
VII - Central Visayas 382 210 172
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 70.2 66.7 74.5
Female 29.8 33.3 25.5
VIII - Eastern Visayas 432 279 153
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 75.5 75.5 75.4
Female 24.5 24.5 24.6
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 293 206 87
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 73.0 72.5 74.2
Female 27.0 27.4 25.8
X - Northern Mindanao 398 244 153
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 66.6 62.6 73.1
Female 33.4 37.4 26.9
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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 280 180 101
Number (in thousands)
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 78.2 74.7 84.5
Female 21.8 25.3 15.5
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 310 197 113
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 75.4 73.7 78.3
Female 24.6 26.3 21.7
Caraga 189 132 57
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 77.1 74.3 83.6
Female 22.9 25.7 16.4
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 154 128 26
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 72.5 70.0 84.8
Female 27.5 30.0 15.2
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Note : * Includes persons with job but not at work.
Source: National Statistics Office, October 2008 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: July 12, 2010
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