TABLE 8 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Total Hours Worked, by Sex and Major Occupation Group:
April 2009
(In thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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| | Total Hours Worked | Mean
Sex and Major Occupation Group Total | Did Not |--------------------------------------------| Hours
| Worked | Under 20 | 20 - 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 and Over | Worked
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Philippines
Philippines 34,997 838 5,115 4,725 4,493 19,824 39.8
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives, managers,
managing proprietors, and supervisors 13.3 7.4 8.7 7.2 8.8 17.3 50.5
Professionals 4.5 29.9 2.6 2.6 1.5 5.1 38.2
Technicians and associate professionals 2.6 4.0 3.1 2.1 1.5 2.8 35.9
Clerks 5.4 2.2 1.8 3.1 2.6 7.7 42.3
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 10.3 5.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 13.0 45.4
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen 17.0 17.7 25.5 27.8 29.4 9.3 31.1
Trades and related workers 7.7 6.6 5.3 7.0 7.0 8.7 39.7
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 6.2 3.1 2.0 3.3 4.7 8.4 48.0
Laborers and unskilled workers 32.5 23.3 43.6 39.8 37.6 27.2 36.5
Special occupations 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.6 46.4
Male 21,441 407 2,715 2,942 3,089 12,288 39.3
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives, managers,
managing proprietors, and supervisors 10.4 8.2 8.4 6.5 7.4 12.5 45.7
Professionals 2.3 9.5 1.4 1.3 0.8 3.0 39.6
Technicians and associate professionals 2.1 2.9 2.6 1.4 1.0 2.4 37.3
Clerks 3.3 1.6 1.3 2.2 1.5 4.6 42.3
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 8.3 4.1 4.8 4.5 4.2 11.2 46.8
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen 23.8 30.7 34.8 36.2 39.5 14.3 32.5
Trades and related workers 9.8 10.0 6.3 8.0 6.9 11.8 40.9
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 9.3 6.3 3.5 4.7 6.3 12.5 48.4
Laborers and unskilled workers 30.0 25.8 36.8 35.1 32.2 26.8 36.8
Special occupations 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.9 47.7
Female 13,555 432 2,400 1,783 1,405 7,536 40.4
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives, managers,
managing proprietors, and supervisors 18.0 6.6 9.0 8.2 11.8 25.0 54.8
Professionals 8.0 49.2 4.0 4.7 3.2 8.6 37.4
Technicians and associate professionals 3.4 5.0 3.7 3.2 2.4 3.4 34.4
Clerks 8.7 2.9 2.4 4.7 5.1 12.7 42.3
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 13.5 6.5 10.1 11.0 12.3 15.8 44.0
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen 6.1 5.5 14.9 14.0 7.3 1.2 22.2
Trades and related workers 4.4 3.3 4.3 5.4 7.2 3.7 35.6
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.6 43.6
Laborers and unskilled workers 36.6 21.0 51.3 47.7 49.5 27.8 36.1
Special occupations 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 36.4
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Source: National Statistics Office, April 2009 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: June 29, 2010
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