TABLE 8. EMPLOYED PERSONS WANTING MORE HOURS OF WORK BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED, URBAN-RURAL: APRIL 1997 TO APRIL 1998 (Values are in thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding) ==================================================================================================================================== NUMBER OF Apr 1997 Jul 1997 Oct 1997 Jan 1998 Apr 1998 HOURS WORKED Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PHILIPPINES Total Underemployed (In thousands) 6,577 23.4 6,348 23.1 5,805 20.8 5,984 21.6 5,837 21.0 Working: Less than 40 hours 3,321 11.8 2,866 10.4 2,932 10.5 3,289 11.9 3,330 12.0 40 hours and over 3,256 11.6 3,482 12.6 2,873 10.3 2,695 9.7 2,507 9.0 URBAN Total Underemployed 2,572 20.2 2,395 19.1 2,149 16.9 2,241 17.7 2,181 17.1 Working: Less than 40 hours 1,028 8.1 862 6.9 887 7.0 1,034 8.2 973 7.6 40 hours and over 1,545 12.1 1,533 12.2 1,262 9.9 1,207 9.5 1,208 9.4 RURAL Total Underemployed 4,004 26.1 3,952 26.3 3,656 24.1 3,743 24.9 3,656 24.3 Working: Less than 40 hours 2,293 14.9 2,004 13.4 2,045 13.4 2,254 15.0 2,357 15.7 40 hours and over 1,711 11.1 1,948 13.0 1,611 10.6 1,488 9.9 1,299 8.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division Household Statistics Department National Statistics Office Republic of the Philippines