TABLE 13 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons Wanting More Hours of
Work 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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| | Worked | Worked
Sex and Major Occupation Group | Total | Less than | 40 Hours
| | 40 Hours*| and Over
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Philippines
Both Sexes 6,621 4,335 2,285
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives, managers,
managing proprietors, and supervisors 9.6 7.1 14.4
Professionals 2.0 1.5 2.9
Technicians and associate professionals 2.4 2.3 2.4
Clerks 3.2 1.8 5.9
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 7.8 6.3 10.7
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen 22.6 26.8 14.7
Trades and related workers 8.5 7.4 10.8
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 5.5 3.8 8.7
Laborers and unskilled workers 38.1 42.8 29.1
Special occupations 0.3 0.3 0.5
Male 4,536 2,881 1,655
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives, managers,
managing proprietors, and supervisors 7.5 6.1 10.0
Professionals 1.0 0.7 1.5
Technicians and associate professionals 1.6 1.6 1.5
Clerks 2.2 1.2 4.0
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 5.7 4.1 8.6
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen 29.1 34.5 19.7
Trades and related workers 10.2 8.5 13.1
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 7.4 5.2 11.3
Laborers and unskilled workers 34.8 37.7 29.8
Special occupations 0.4 0.3 0.6
Female 2,084 1,454 630
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Officials of government and special interest
organizations, corporate executives, managers,
managing proprietors, and supervisors 14.2 9.1 25.9
Professionals 4.1 3.0 6.7
Technicians and associate professionals 4.0 3.6 4.9
Clerks 5.3 2.8 11.0
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 12.3 10.6 16.2
Farmers, forestry workers, and fishermen 8.4 11.4 1.6
Trades and related workers 5.0 5.2 4.6
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 1.3 1.1 1.8
Laborers and unskilled workers 45.2 53.0 27.2
Special occupations 0.2 0.1 0.3
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Note: * Includes persons with a job but not at work.
Source: National Statistics Office, April 2009 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: June 29, 2010
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