TABLE 8. EMPLOYED PERSONS WANTING MORE HOURS OF WORK BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED, URBAN-RURAL: JULY 1997 TO JULY 1998 (Values are in thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding) ==================================================================================================================================== NUMBER OF Jul 1997 Oct 1997 Jan 1998 Apr 1998 Jul 1998 HOURS WORKED Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PHILIPPINES Total Underemployed (In thousands) 6,348 23.1 5,805 20.8 5,986 21.6 5,837 21.0 5,803 20.8 Working: Less than 40 hours 2,866 10.4 2,932 10.5 3,290 11.9 3,330 12.0 3,036 10.9 40 hours and over 3,482 12.6 2,873 10.3 2,696 9.7 2,507 9.0 2,767 9.9 URBAN Total Underemployed 2,395 19.1 2,149 16.9 2,241 17.7 2,181 17.1 2,195 17.3 Working: Less than 40 hours 862 6.9 887 7.0 1,034 8.2 973 7.6 943 7.4 40 hours and over 1,533 12.2 1,262 9.9 1,207 9.5 1,208 9.4 1,253 9.9 RURAL Total Underemployed 3,952 26.3 3,656 24.1 3,746 24.9 3,656 24.3 3,608 23.8 Working: Less than 40 hours 2,004 13.4 2,045 13.4 2,256 15.0 2,357 15.7 2,093 13.8 40 hours and over 1,948 13.0 1,611 10.6 1,490 9.9 1,299 8.6 1,514 10.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division Household Statistics Department National Statistics Office Republic of the Philippines