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Employed persons by sex and hours worked, Jamaica
Both sexes ('000)
Hours worked 2001* 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Under 9 hours 23.8 18.5 14.2 12.4 12.2 12.6 8.7 9.6 13.0 7.3 8.6
9 to under 17 hours 9.9 8.4 9.2 6.8 7.1 8.3 8.5 8.4 9.6 6.5 7.4
17 to under 25 hours 26.8 22.4 22.0 17.6 19.9 17.0 20.8 22.7 25.4 22.9 23.2
25 to under 33 hours 57.0 34.7 38.0 30.5 34.2 32.0 41.4 44.0 53.8 44.8 50.4
33 to under 41 hours 462.9 476.3 496.1 486.1 481.9 495.8 514.8 480.1 454.9 445.0 464.5
41 to under 49 hours 241.6 247.9 240.3 262.3 259.7 276.4 248.3 287.5 280.4 303.3 290.2
49 hours and over 117.6 125.3 124.1 138.0 132.0 117.8 120.8 71.0 69.3 75.9 63.6
Total 939.4 933.5 943.9 953.6 946.9 959.8 963.3 923.1 906.3 905.7 907.7
 
Male ('000)
Hours worked 2001* 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Under 9 hours 10.2 7.8 6.6 6.1 4.8 5.5 3.3 3.9 5.4 3.3 3.6
9 to under 17 hours 4.6 3.1 3.5 2.6 2.5 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.7 1.9 2.1
17 to under 25 hours 13.4 9.7 9.7 7.0 8.1 6.2 8.3 9.7 11.1 9.0 8.6
25 to under 33 hours 28.4 17.8 18.3 13.7 16.5 13.8 17.8 20.9 25.4 19.5 21.2
33 to under 41 hours 259.8 260.5 272.4 261.7 257.5 258.6 272.6 258.2 242.2 236.6 254.8
41 to under 49 hours 156.2 163.6 153.5 168.1 167.4 181.0 161.4 177.7 177.5 192.7 186.0
49 hours and over 82.3 89.9 86.4 93.8 92.1 85.3 84.7 46.7 43.9 53.1 41.9
Total 554.8 552.4T 550.3 552.9 549.0 553.3 551.0 519.9 509.2 516.0 518.1
 
Female ('000)
Hours worked 2001* 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Under 9 hours 13.6 10.7 7.6 6.3 7.3 7.1 5.4 5.7 7.6 4.1 5.1
9 to under 17 hours 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.6 5.3 5.6 5.4 5.9 4.6 5.3
17 to under 25 hours 13.4 12.7 12.4 10.6 11.8 10.8 12.5 13.0 14.3 13.9 14.6
25 to under 33 hours 28.6 16.9 19.7 16.8 17.7 18.3 23.6 23.1 28.4 25.3 29.2
33 to under 41 hours 203.1 215.8 223.7 224.4 224.4 237.2 242.2 222.0 212.8 208.3 209.8
41 to under 49 hours 85.5 84.3 86.8 94.2 92.3 95.4 86.9 109.9 102.9 110.6 104.2
49 hours and over 35.4 35.4 37.8 44.3 39.9 32.5 36.2 24.3 25.4 22.8 21.7
Total 384.7 381.1 393.6 400.7 397.9 406.5 412.4 403.2 397.1 389.7 389.6

* First and second quarters of 2001 only
Source: Labour force Survey, The Statistical Institute of Jamaica, various years

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