Table 8A. Employed Persons Wanting More Hours of Work by
Selected Characteristics: April 2005
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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Number of Hours Worked Number Percent
('000)
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Underemployed Persons 8,422
Sex
Male 5,686 67.5
Female 2,735 32.5
Age Group
15 - 24 1,614 19.2
25 - 34 2,322 27.6
35 - 44 2,138 25.4
45 - 54 1,458 17.3
55 - 64 648 7.7
65 and Over 242 2.9
Marital Status
Single 2,100 24.9
Married 5,872 69.7
Widowed 292 3.5
Divorce/Separate 154 1.8
Unknown 2 0.0
Highest Grade Completed
No Grade Completed 156 1.9
Elementary Undegraduate 1,655 19.7
Elementary Graduate 1,537 18.3
Highschool Undergraduate 1,337 15.9
Highschool Graduate 1,913 22.7
Collge Undergraduate 1,073 12.7
College Graduate 751 8.9
Agriculture 3,407 40.5
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry 2,959 35.1
Fishing 448 5.3
Industry 1,493 17.7
Mining and Quarrying 46 0.5
Manufacturing 820 9.7
Electricity, Gas and Wtaer 24 0.3
Construction 602 7.2
Services 3,522 41.8
Wholesale & Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles,
Motorcycles & Personal & Household Goods 1,426 16.9
Hotels and Restaurants 176 2.1
Transport, Storage and Communication 605 7.2
Financial Intermediation 66 0.8
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities 162 1.9
Public Administration & Defense, Compulsory
Social Security 330 3.9
Education 140 1.7
Health and Social Work 74 0.9
Other Community, Social & Personal Service Activities 290 3.4
Private Households with Employed Persons 253 3.0
Extra-Territorial Organizations & Bodies - -
Officials of Government and Special Interest Organizations,
Corporate Executives, Managers, Managing Proprietors
and Supervisors 776 9.2
Professionals 207 2.5
Technicians and Associate Professionals 264 3.1
Clerks 249 3.0
Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers 684 8.1
Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen 1,805 21.4
Traders and Related Workers 948 11.3
Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers 572 6.8
Laborers and Unskilled Workers 2,889 34.3
Special Occupations 26 0.3
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Note: Estimates are preliminary results and subject to change.
Source: Income and Employment Statistics Division,
Household Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Page last updated: June 15, 2005
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