TABLE 8. EMPLOYED PERSONS WANTING MORE HOURS OF WORK BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED, URBAN-RURAL: OCTOBER 1997 TO OCTOBER 1998 (Values are in thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.) ========================================================================================================================================= NUMBER OF Oct 1997 Jan 1998 Apr 1998 Jul 1998 Oct 1998 HOURS WORKED Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPPINES Total Underemployed (In thousands) 5,805 20.8 5,986 21.6 5,837 21.0 5,803 20.8 6,701 23.7 Working: Less than 40 hours 2,932 10.5 3,290 11.9 3,330 12.0 3,036 10.9 3,567 12.6 40 hours and over 2,873 10.3 2,696 9.7 2,507 9.0 2,767 9.9 3,134 11.1 URBAN Total Underemployed 2,149 16.9 2,241 17.7 2,181 17.1 2,195 17.3 2,665 20.6 Working: Less than 40 hours 887 7.0 1,034 8.2 973 7.6 943 7.4 1,203 9.3 40 hours and over 1,262 9.9 1,207 9.5 1,208 9.4 1,253 9.9 1,463 11.3 RURAL Total Underemployed 3,656 24.1 3,746 24.9 3,656 24.3 3,608 23.8 4,035 26.3 Working: Less than 40 hours 2,045 13.4 2,256 15.0 2,357 15.7 2,093 13.8 2,364 15.4 40 hours and over 1,611 10.6 1,490 9.9 1,299 8.6 1,514 10.0 1,671 10.9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Labor Force Survey Income and Employment Statistics Division Household Statistics Department National Statistics Office Republic of the Philippines