TABLE 8. EMPLOYED PERSONS WANTING MORE HOURS OF WORK BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED, URBAN-RURAL: JULY 1996 TO JULY 1997

                  (Values are in thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding)
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                                  Jul 1996        Oct 1996        Jan 1997        Apr 1997        Jul 1997
    NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED
                               Number Percent  Number Percent  Number Percent  Number Percent  Number Percent
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         PHILIPPINES

 Total Underemployed (In thous  5,904    21.5   5,326    19.4   5,755    21.1   6,577    23.4   6,348    23.1

  Working:
      Less than 40 hours        2,919    10.6   2,763    10.1   3,006    11.0   3,321    11.8   2,866    10.4
      40 hours and over         2,985    10.9   2,563     9.3   2,750    10.1   3,256    11.6   3,482    12.6

            URBAN

  Total Underemployed           2,253    18.1   1,803    14.4   2,096    16.9   2,572    20.2   2,395    19.1

  Working:
      Less than 40 hours          931     7.5     773     6.2     924     7.4   1,028     8.1     862     6.9
      40 hours and over         1,322    10.6   1,030     8.2   1,172     9.4   1,545    12.1   1,533    12.2

            RURAL

  Total Underemployed           3,651    24.4   3,524    23.6   3,659    24.5   4,004    26.1   3,952    26.3

  Working:
      Less than 40 hours        1,987    13.3   1,991    13.3   2,081    14.0   2,293    14.9   2,004    13.4
      40 hours and over         1,664    11.1   1,533    10.3   1,578    10.6   1,711    11.1   1,948    13.0

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Source: Labor Force Survey
        Income and Employment Statistics Division
        National Statistics Office