TABLE 9.   EMPLOYED PERSONS WANTING MORE HOURS OF WORK BY CLASS OF WORKER AND BY MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP: JANUARY 1998 AND JANUARY 1999

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                                                                                                             CLASS OF WORKER
        MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP                  TOTAL UNDEREMPLOYED         WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS          OWN-ACCOUNT WORKERS             UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
                                           Jan             Jan             Jan             Jan             Jan             Jan             Jan             Jan
                                       1998  Percent   1999  Percent   1998  Percent   1999  Percent   1998  Percent   1999  Percent   1998  Percent   1999  Percent
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        PHILIPPINES                    5,986  100.0    6,269  100.0    2,793  100.0    3,050  100.0    2,370  100.0    2,371  100.0      823  100.0      847  100.0

  Agriculture,Fishery and Forestry     2,935   49.0    3,006   48.0      843   30.2      938   30.8    1,420   59.9    1,384   58.4      671   81.5      684   80.8
   Mining and Quarrying                   30    0.5       30    0.5       23    0.8       21    0.7        7    0.3        8    0.3       -     0.0        1    0.1
   Manufacturing                         531    8.9      562    9.0      333   11.9      385   12.6      150    6.3      142    6.0       48    5.8       35    4.1
   Electricity, Gas and Water             25    0.4       27    0.4       25    0.9       25    0.8        1    0.0        2    0.1       -     0.0       *     0.0
   Construction                          390    6.5      431    6.9      351   12.6      373   12.2       37    1.6       57    2.4        2    0.2        1    0.1
   Wholesale and Retail Trade            700   11.7      731   11.7      199    7.1      209    6.9      420   17.7      422   17.8       82   10.0      100   11.8
   Transportation, Storage and
     Communication                       351    5.9      387    6.2      215    7.7      251    8.2      129    5.4      128    5.4        7    0.9        8    0.9
   Financing, Insurance, Real
    Estate and Business Services          97    1.6      115    1.8       84    3.0       96    3.1       13    0.5       18    0.8       -     0.0        1    0.1
   Community, Social and
     Personal Services                   926   15.5      980   15.6      721   25.8      752   24.7      193    8.1      210    8.9       13    1.6      18     2.1
  Industry Not Adequately Defined          1    0.0        1    0.0       *     0.0       1     0.0       *     0.0       -     0.0       -     0.0       -     0.0

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 *  less than 500
Source: Labor Force Survey
        Income and Employment Statistics Division
        Household Statistics Department
        National Statistics Office
        Republic of the Philippines