TABLE 2 Employed Persons by Sector, Subsector, and Hours Worked, Philippines

January 2018 and January 2019

(In percent)

January
Sector/Subsector/Hours Worked January 2018
2019

EMPLOYED PERSONS 41,368 41,755

Number (in thousands)

SECTOR

Agriculture 100.0 100.0

Agriculture, hunting and forestry 87.0 90.5
Fishing and aquaculture 13.0 9.5

Industry 100.0 100.0

Mining and quarrying 2.3 2.9
Manufacturing 44.9 47.0
Electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply 1.2 1.4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activ 1.0 0.6
Construction 50.6 48.2

Services 100.0 100.0

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycle 33.6 35.5
Transportation and storage 14.2 14.2
Accommodation and food service activities 7.5 7.4
Information and communication 1.7 1.6
Financial and insurance activities 2.4 2.1
Real estate activities 1.0 0.9
Professional, scientific and technical activities 1.3 1.0
Administrative and support service activities 6.5 6.8
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security 11.1 10.3
Education 5.3 5.1
Human health and social work activities 2.2 2.1
Arts, entertainment and recreation 1.6 1.5
Other service activities 11.6 11.6
Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies 0.0 0.0

HOURS WORKED 100.0 100.0

Less than 40 hours 27.7 35.2

Worked 40 hours and over 71.7 63.6
With a job, not at work 0.6 1.2

Mean hours worked in one week 43.2 40.6

Notes: Estimates for January 2019 are preliminary and may change.
0.0 - Less than 0.05 percent
Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, January 2018 and January 2019 Labor Force Survey