TABLE 9 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Total Hours Worked, by Region and Sex: January 2009
(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 34,262 575 4,577 3,922 3,953 21,234 41.3
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 61.3 69.2 54.3 62.6 68.5 61.0 40.7
Female 38.7 30.8 45.7 37.4 31.5 39.0 42.1
National Capital Region 4,059 54 149 175 240 3,441 50.0
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 56.4 71.5 48.7 56.4 61.3 56.2 49.4
Female 43.6 28.5 51.3 43.6 38.7 43.8 50.7
Cordillera Administrative Region 677 13 64 52 92 456 41.4
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 58.7 51.4 52.7 51.1 53.3 61.7 41.8
Female 41.3 48.6 47.3 48.9 46.7 38.3 40.8
I - Ilocos Region 1,866 9 282 266 274 1,035 38.0
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 64.4 68.0 57.4 62.0 71.9 64.9 38.2
Female 35.6 32.0 42.6 38.0 28.1 35.1 37.6
II - Cagayan Valley 1,367 10 238 164 211 743 36.9
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 65.0 45.4 59.9 62.5 66.1 67.2 37.0
Female 35.0 54.6 40.1 37.5 33.9 32.8 36.7
III - Central Luzon 3,514 22 210 281 403 2,598 44.7
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 62.0 57.2 52.0 61.9 68.4 61.9 44.2
Female 38.0 42.8 48.0 38.1 31.6 38.1 45.4
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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-A CALABARZON 4,222 53 414 414 405 2,936 44.5
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 58.7 66.9 54.8 59.4 63.5 58.4 43.6
Female 41.3 33.1 45.2 40.6 36.5 41.6 45.8
IV-B MIMAROPA 1,169 47 245 183 163 532 35.0
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 60.7 63.7 51.1 62.3 67.9 62.0 35.4
Female 39.3 36.3 48.9 37.7 32.1 38.0 34.4
V - Bicol Region 1,978 81 375 299 253 970 37.7
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 63.2 65.4 53.3 66.4 74.7 62.9 37.0
Female 36.8 34.6 46.7 33.6 25.3 37.1 38.7
VI - Western Visayas 2,842 21 531 443 282 1,565 38.2
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 60.1 89.0 52.9 65.5 71.7 58.5 37.6
Female 39.9 11.0 47.1 34.5 28.3 41.5 39.1
VII - Central Visayas 2,611 22 367 326 316 1,580 40.8
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 57.6 71.8 53.1 57.4 61.3 57.7 40.2
Female 42.4 28.2 46.9 42.6 38.7 42.3 41.6
VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,573 39 313 227 162 831 37.9
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 64.2 72.3 60.8 70.3 70.2 62.3 36.7
Female 35.8 27.7 39.2 29.7 29.8 37.7 40.1
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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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IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 1,323 40 214 186 205 678 37.9
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 63.6 67.1 49.4 59.5 70.6 66.9 38.7
Female 36.4 32.9 50.6 40.5 29.4 33.1 36.6
X - Northern Mindanao 1,763 69 331 228 201 934 38.5
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 59.1 69.2 49.5 58.7 67.4 60.0 38.5
Female 40.9 30.8 50.5 41.3 32.6 40.0 38.5
XI - Davao Region 1,643 33 246 203 200 960 40.1
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 63.8 81.0 56.3 66.4 69.6 63.4 39.5
Female 36.2 19.0 43.7 33.6 30.4 36.6 41.2
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 1,579 23 286 223 207 840 38.3
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 65.0 82.2 58.1 66.8 76.4 63.6 38.1
Female 35.0 17.8 41.9 33.2 23.6 36.4 38.8
Caraga 979 39 212 125 123 480 37.4
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 63.8 72.1 59.2 67.2 72.3 62.1 36.5
Female 36.2 27.9 40.8 32.8 27.7 37.9 39.0
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 1,096 1 100 126 215 654 40.9
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 71.7 50.0 48.0 62.5 77.7 75.2 41.6
Female 28.3 50.0 52.0 37.5 22.3 24.8 39.2
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Source: National Statistics Office, January 2009 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: July 2, 2010
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