TABLE 9.  EMPLOYED PERSONS WANTING MORE HOURS OF WORK BY CLASS OF WORKER AND BY MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP: JANUARY 1997 AND JANUARY 1998

          (Levels are in thousands)

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                               |                                 |                                          CLASS OF WORKER
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     MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP      |         TOTAL EMPLOYED          |    WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS      |      OWN-ACCOUNT WORKERS        |     UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
                               |  Jan              Jan           |  Jan              Jan           |  Jan              Jan           |   Jan             Jan
                               |  1997   Percent   1998  Percent |  1997  Percent    1998  Percent |  1997  Percent    1998  Percent |  1997  Percent   1998   Percent
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        PHILIPPINES              5,755   100.0    6,004   100.0    2,507   100.0    2,793   100.0    2,355   100.0    2,393   100.0      894   100.0      819   100.0

Agriculture,Fishery and Forestry 2,958    51.4    2,952    49.2      802    32.0      844    30.2    1,422    60.4    1,441    60.2      734    82.1      667    81.4
Mining and Quarrying                34     0.6       30     0.5       25     1.0       23     0.8        7     0.3        7     0.3        2     0.2        -       -
Manufacturing                      498     8.7      533     8.9      304    12.1      334    12.0      152     6.4      151     6.3       41     4.6       48     5.9
Electricity, Gas and Water          18     0.3       25     0.4       16     0.6       25     0.9        2     0.1        1     0.0        1     0.1        -       -
Construction                       362     6.3      390     6.5      315    12.6      353    12.6       46     2.0       35     1.5        1     0.1        2     0.2
Wholesale and Retail Trade         717    12.5      700    11.7      186     7.4      198     7.1      434    18.4      420    17.6       97    10.8       82    10.0
Transportation, Storage and
   Communication                   284     4.9      351     5.8      165     6.6      215     7.7      111     4.7      130     5.4        7     0.8        6     0.7
Financing, Insurance, Real
   Estate and Business Services    112     1.9       97     1.6       94     3.7       84     3.0       16     0.7       13     0.5        2     0.2        -       -
Community, Social and
   Personal Services               772    13.4      925    15.4      597    23.8      717    25.7      166     7.0      195     8.1        9     1.0       13     1.6
Industry Not Adequately Defined      2     0.0        1     0.0        2     0.1        *       *        *       *        *       *        -       -        -       -

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Source:  Labor Force Survey
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statislics Office                                                                                                                                   
         Republic of the Philippines