TABLE 10  Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Total Hours Worked, by Sex and Major Industry Group: Januuary 2009
         (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                                                  34,262       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	 
Agriculture, hunting, and forestry                            30.5      35.5       55.5      55.7      54.4          15.9     30.2
Fishing                                                        4.1      17.6        5.6       6.1       6.3           2.6     36.2
Mining and quarrying                                           0.4       0.5        0.6       0.6       0.5           0.4     36.9
Manufacturing                                                  8.3       7.6        4.5       5.7       6.5          10.0     43.5
Electricity, gas, and water                                    0.4         -        0.0       0.1       0.1           0.6     45.1
Construction                                                   5.0       9.1        2.2       3.0       2.5           6.4     43.0
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor
      vehicles, motorcycles, and personal and
 household goods                                              19.4      11.4       11.9      13.7      13.9          23.2     50.0
Hotels and restaurants                                         2.9       1.5        1.0       1.2       2.0           3.8     48.9
Transport, storage, and communication                          7.8       4.3        2.9       3.9       6.0          10.0     50.2
Financial intermediation                                       1.0       0.2        0.2       0.2       0.1           1.5     43.2
Real estate, renting, and business activities                  3.0       3.5        1.2       1.1       0.9           4.2     48.2
Public administration and defense; compulsory                  4.8       3.1        4.1       1.9       1.1           6.3     39.0
       social security
Education                                                      3.4       1.4        0.5       0.8       0.8           5.0     40.0
Health and social work                                         1.3       1.2        0.9       0.4       0.3           1.7     41.9
Other community, social, and personal service activities       2.5       2.0        4.3       2.9       2.3           2.1     37.2
Private households with employed persons                       5.2       1.2        4.7       2.6       2.4           6.4     54.0
Extra-territorial organizations and bodies                     0.0       -          -         -         -             0.0     41.5

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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                                                        20,989       398      2,486     2,454     2,709        12,942     40.7
Number (in thousands)

Total                                                        100.0     100.0      100.0     100.0     100.0         100.0		
Agriculture, hunting, and forestry                            36.2      33.6       60.2      60.4      60.6          21.9     32.2
Fishing                                                        6.1      23.6        8.6       8.5       8.3           4.1     37.2
Mining and quarrying                                           0.7       0.7        1.0       0.8       0.6           0.6     37.4
Manufacturing                                                  7.6       5.8        3.3       3.9       4.1           9.9     45.3
Electricity, gas, and water                                    0.5         -        0.1       0.1       0.1           0.8     45.5
Construction                                                   8.0      12.9        4.0       4.7       3.6          10.2     43.0
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor
vehicles, motorcycles, and personal and
household goods                                               12.7       7.0        8.3       8.4       8.1          15.5     47.6
Hotels and restaurants                                         2.2       1.1        0.9       0.9       1.4           2.9     47.9
Transport, storage, and communication                         11.8       6.0        4.9       5.9       8.6          15.1     50.6
Financial intermediation                                       0.7       -          0.1       0.2       0.1           1.1     43.7
Real estate, renting, and business activities                  3.3       3.3        1.0       1.0       0.7           4.7     50.8
Public administration and defense; compulsory
      social security                                          4.8       3.6        3.2       1.9       0.9           6.6     41.5
Education                                                      1.4       0.4        0.3       0.3       0.3           2.1     41.0
Health and social work                                         0.6       0.4        0.2       0.1       0.2           0.8     45.1
Other community, social, and personal service activities       2.1         1.3      3.3       2.1       1.7           2.0     40.1
Private households with employed persons                       1.3       0.3        0.6       0.8       0.7           1.8     52.1
Extra-territorial organizations and bodies                     0.0       -          -         -         -             0.0     42.5

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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                                                      13,272       177      2,091     1,468     1,244         8,291     42.1
Number (in thousands)

Total                                                        100.0     100.0      100.0     100.0     100.0         100.0	  
Agriculture, hunting, and forestry                            21.5      39.8       49.8      47.8      41.0           6.4     24.9
Fishing                                                        1.0       4.2        2.0       2.1       2.0           0.3     25.8
Mining and quarrying                                           0.1         -        0.1       0.2       0.2           0.0     30.1
Manufacturing                                                  9.4      11.5        5.9       8.8      11.6          10.0     41.2
Electricity, gas, and water                                    0.2         -        -         0.1         -           0.3     43.5
Construction                                                   0.3       0.6        0.0       0.1       0.1           0.4     45.9
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor
vehicles, motorcycles, and personal and
household goods                                               29.9      21.4       16.2      22.6      26.5          35.3     51.7
Hotels and restaurants                                         4.0       2.5        1.0       1.7       3.4           5.3     49.7
Transport, storage, and communication                          1.4       0.5        0.5       0.5       0.2           2.0     45.2
Financial intermediation                                       1.4       0.5        0.3       0.3       0.2           2.0     42.7
Real estate, renting, and business activities                  2.7       3.9        1.5       1.3       1.2           3.4     43.2
Public administration and defense; compulsory
      social security                                          4.8       2.1        5.2       1.9       1.4           5.8     35.2
Education                                                      6.5       3.7        0.8       1.6       1.8           9.6     39.6
Health and social work                                         2.4       3.0        1.7       1.0       0.6           3.0     40.7
Other community, social, and personal service activities       3.1       3.4        5.4       4.4       3.6           2.3     34.2
Private households with employed persons                      11.3       3.0        9.5       5.6       6.1          13.8     54.3
Extra-territorial organizations and bodies                     0.0       -          -         -         -             0.0     40.0

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Source:  National Statistics Office, January 2009 Labor Force Survey

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