TABLE 8. EMPLOYED PERSONS WANTING MORE HOURS OF WORK BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED, URBAN-RURAL: APRIL 1996 TO APRIL 1997 (Values are in thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding) ============================================================================================================================================ Apr 1996 Jul 1996 Oct 1996 Jan 1997 Apr 1997 NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPPINES Total Underemployed (In thousands) 6,086 22.2 5,904 21.5 5,326 19.4 5,755 21.1 6,577 23.4 Working: Less than 40 hours 3,596 13.1 2,919 10.6 2,763 10.1 3,006 11.0 3,321 11.8 40 hours and over 2,490 9.1 2,985 10.9 2,563 9.3 2,750 10.1 3,256 11.6 URBAN Total Underemployed 2,562 19.9 2,253 18.1 1,803 14.4 2,096 16.9 2,572 20.2 Working: Less than 40 hours 1,408 10.9 931 7.5 773 6.2 924 7.4 1,028 8.1 40 hours and over 1,154 9.0 1,322 10.6 1,030 8.2 1,172 9.4 1,545 12.1 RURAL Total Underemployed 3,524 24.3 3,651 24.4 3,524 23.6 3,659 24.5 4,004 26.1 Working: Less than 40 hours 2,188 15.1 1,987 13.3 1,991 13.3 2,081 14.0 2,293 14.9 40 hours and over 1,336 9.2 1,664 11.1 1,533 10.3 1,578 10.6 1,711 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: National Statistics Office