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Malaysian Scenario: The Pattern of Hours of Work
Malaysian Scenario: The Pattern of Hours of Work
MOHD SAFWAN
ADIDI
Hours of Work
Pattern
a
INDUSTRY
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
40.3
41.0
40.5
40.0
41.3
40.4
39.1
40.0
B Fishing
50.5
48.4
48.1
47.6
50.4
48.4
47.0
44.5
50.2
53.2
50.8
51.6
51.9
52.3
51.0
51.0
D Manufacturing
48.8
49.3
49.1
48.8
49.6
49.6
49.1
48.8
46.7
46.7
46.9
45.7
46.9
45.4
46.2
45.1
F Construction
48.9
49.4
49.3
48.4
48.9
48.7
48.5
47.6
51.3
51.7
51.5
50.7
51.3
51.3
50.5
50.6
51.5
51.6
51.3
51.5
51.1
51.6
51.0
49.2
51.4
52.0
51.7
51.2
51.6
51.9
50.9
50.7
J Financial Intermediation
46.3
46.3
46.2
44.7
46.0
45.6
45.8
44.9
48.3
48.2
48.7
47.9
49.3
49.4
49.0
48.9
45.5
46.2
45.9
44.5
45.6
44.3
44.8
44.3
M Education
35.3
36.0
36.3
34.9
37.1
36.5
36.6
34.8
46.8
46.5
46.7
46.4
46.6
46.3
45.7
44.7
48.1
48.0
47.9
46.8
47.7
47.8
47.5
47.5
GDP = D = S = P = L = HOW
*However, some banks in the shopping complex's or selected branches operate 6 days a week. Remind, some
bank also have Saturday and Sunday banking.
INDUSTRY
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
41.6
42.4
41.9
41.2
42.6
41.3
42.0
41.2
B Fishing
50.9
48.9
48.2
47.7
50.7
48.5
47.3
44.7
50.8
53.9
51.2
51.6
52.9
52.9
51.7
52.0
D Manufacturing
50.1
50.7
50.2
49.9
50.6
50.6
50.2
50.1
46.9
47.0
47.1
46.0
47.0
45.7
46.5
45.1
F Construction
49.1
49.6
49.5
48.5
49.1
48.9
48.6
47.7
51.5
51.9
51.8
50.9
51.4
51.4
50.6
50.6
52.9
53.1
52.7
53.6
52.6
53.4
52.5
50.7
52.3
52.8
52.6
52.2
52.5
52.8
51.8
51.6
J Financial Intermediation
47.0
46.8
46.7
45.0
46.5
45.9
46.3
45.3
49.8
49.7
50.3
49.6
51.0
51.2
50.9
50.8
46.5
47.4
47.0
45.4
46.4
45.2
45.7
45.2
M Education
37.4
38.6
38.6
37.7
39.4
38.9
38.3
36.8
46.5
47.0
46.6
46.6
46.8
46.4
46.7
44.3
48.4
48.9
48.3
47.2
47.9
48.3
47.1
47.6
INDUSTRY
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
37.4
37.6
37.3
36.7
37.7
37.6
35.7
36.3
B Fishing
39.4
33.8
44.8
42.9
43.0
43.7
40.1
38.7
46.8
46.0
46.9
51.4
45.4
48.6
47.4
46.9
D Manufacturing
46.8
47.4
47.6
47.1
48.1
48.0
47.3
46.8
45.6
43.9
45.9
44.0
46.2
43.8
44.7
45.0
F Construction
46.6
47.0
46.9
47.3
47.3
46.4
46.4
45.7
50.7
51.3
50.8
50.2
51.1
51.1
50.1
50.6
49.9
50.1
49.9
49.3
49.5
49.5
49.3
47.6
45.9
46.9
46.7
45.6
46.9
47.5
46.5
45.9
J Financial Intermediation
45.5
45.9
45.7
44.5
45.5
45.3
45.2
44.6
45.9
45.9
46.0
45.2
46.5
46.5
46.0
46.0
42.1
42.9
42.8
42.1
43.4
41.9
42.4
42.0
M Education
33.8
34.3
34.8
33.3
35.7
35.2
35.6
33.7
46.9
46.2
46.7
46.3
46.5
46.2
45.2
44.8
47.6
46.8
47.4
46.2
47.4
47.2
47.9
47.5
Total HOW of men > total HOW of women in all field. Why?
Look example on Education:
Men HOW average
: 36 hours per week
Women HOW average : 34 hours per week
"In today's terms, it's not the number of hours that you
spend in the workplace but how productive you are,"