TABLE 14 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons Wanting More
Hours of Work 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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| Worked | Worked
Region and Sex Total | Less than | 40 hours
| 40 hours*| and Over
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Philippines 6,238 3,985 2,253
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 70.6 69.4 72.8
Female 29.4 30.6 27.2
National Capital Region 502 185 318
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 66.9 66.9 66.9
Female 33.1 33.1 33.1
Cordillera Administrative Region 124 59 65
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 66.4 63.3 69.1
Female 33.6 36.7 30.9
I - Ilocos Region 389 245 144
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 71.8 71.0 73.0
Female 28.2 29.0 27.0
II - Cagayan Valley 193 130 62
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 68.9 65.3 76.3
Female 31.1 34.7 23.7
III - Central Luzon 171 129 42
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 76.8 74.1 84.9
Female 23.2 25.9 15.1
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| Worked | Worked
Region and Sex Total | Less than | 40 hours
| 40 hours*| and Over
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IV-A CALABARZON 615 393 221
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 67.3 67.5 66.9
Female 32.7 32.5 33.1
IV-B MIMAROPA 308 224 84
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 71.0 67.9 79.3
Female 29.0 32.1 20.7
V - Bicol Region 752 487 265
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 72.9 71.5 75.5
Female 27.1 28.5 24.5
VI - Western Visayas 655 512 143
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 71.2 68.8 79.8
Female 28.8 31.2 20.2
VII - Central Visayas 366 207 158
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 68.5 67.6 69.7
Female 31.5 32.4 30.3
VIII - Eastern Visayas 394 269 125
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 72.9 73.0 72.8
Female 27.1 27.0 27.2
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| Worked | Worked
Region and Sex Total | Less than | 40 hours
| 40 hours*| and Over
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IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 280 204 76
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 74.8 72.3 81.5
Female 25.2 27.7 18.5
X - Northern Mindanao 480 276 204
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 65.5 63.7 68.0
Female 34.5 36.3 32.0
XI - Davao Region 313 208 105
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 72.1 70.5 75.3
Female 27.9 29.5 24.7
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 282 157 125
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 71.1 69.5 73.2
Female 28.9 30.5 26.8
Caraga 283 200 82
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 74.9 73.4 78.6
Female 25.1 26.6 21.4
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 132 98 33
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 73.1 69.4 83.9
Female 26.9 30.6 16.1
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Note: * Includes persons with a job but not at work.
Source: National Statistics Office, January 2009 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: July 2, 2010
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