TABLE 14 Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons Wanting More
Hours of Work by Total Hours Worked, by Region and Sex: April 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 6,621 4,335 2,285
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 68.5 66.5 72.4
Female 31.5 33.5 27.6
National Capital Region 498 185 313
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 61.2 57.3 63.9
Female 38.8 42.7 36.4
Cordillera Administrative Region 123 56 67
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 61.0 55.4 65.7
Female 39.0 44.6 34.3
I - Ilocos Region 290 195 95
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 68.3 67.2 70.5
Female 31.7 32.8 29.5
II - Cagayan Valley 242 170 72
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 68.6 66.5 73.6
Female 31.4 33.5 26.4
III - Central Luzon 192 124 69
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 73.0 70.2 78.3
Female 27.0 29.8 21.7
IV-A CALABARZON 657 452 204
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 61.5 60.2 64.4
Female 38.5 39.8 35.6
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| Worked | Worked
Region and Sex Total | Less than | 40 hours
| 40 hours*| and Over
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IV-B MIMAROPA 304 222 82
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 66.4 63.5 74.4
Female 33.6 36.5 25.6
V - Bicol Region 752 500 253
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 70.7 69.6 72.7
Female 29.3 30.4 27.3
VI - Western Visayas 780 599 181
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 72.2 70.2 79.0
Female 27.8 29.8 21.0
VII - Central Visayas 333 215 118
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 68.2 63.7 76.3
Female 31.8 36.3 23.7
VIII - Eastern Visayas 490 333 158
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 69.0 66.3 75.1
Female 31.0 33.7 24.9
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 378 250 128
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 69.3 66.0 75.8
Female 30.7 34.0 24.2
X - Northern Mindanao 446 271 175
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 67.9 63.1 75.4
Female 32.1 36.9 24.6
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| Worked | Worked
Region and Sex Total | Less than | 40 hours
| 40 hours*| and Over
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XI - Davao Region 400 24 157
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 71.3 70.8 72.0
Female 28.7 29.2 28.0
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 321 236 86
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 75.1 72.0 83.7
Female 24.9 28.0 16.3
Caraga 267 178 88
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 72.3 72.5 72.7
Female 27.7 27.5 27.3
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 147 106 40
Number (in thousands)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male 69.4 65.1 81.4
Female 30.6 34.9 18.6
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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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