TABLE 8. EMPLOYED PERSONS WANTING MORE HOURS OF WORK BY NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED, URBAN-RURAL:
APRIL 2001 TO APRIL 2002
(Values are in thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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Apr 2001 | Jul 2001 | Oct 2001 | Jan 2002 | Apr 2002
NUMBER OF Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent
HOURS WORKED ('000) | ('000) | ('000) | ('000) | ('000)
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PHILIPPINES
Total Underemployed (In thousands) 5,092 17.5 5,188 17.7 5,000 16.6 4,724 15.9 5,922 19.6
Working:
Less than 40 hours 3,427 11.8 3,321 11.3 3,282 10.9 3,212 10.8 3,784 12.5
40 hours and over 1,665 5.7 1,866 6.4 1,718 5.7 1,512 5.1 2,138 7.1
URBAN
Total Underemployed 1,927 14.1 2,012 14.5 1,961 13.8 1,728 12.3 2,251 15.8
Working:
Less than 40 hours 1,157 8.4 1,108 8.0 1,131 8.0 1,053 7.5 1,253 8.8
40 hours and over 770 5.6 905 6.5 830 5.8 675 4.8 998 7.0
RURAL
Total Underemployed 3,165 20.5 3,176 20.6 3,039 19.1 2,996 19.2 3,670 23.1
Working:
Less than 40 hours 2,270 14.7 2,214 14.3 2,150 13.5 2,158 13.8 2,530 15.9
40 hours and over 895 5.8 962 6.2 888 5.6 837 5.4 1,140 7.2
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Source: Labor Force Survey
Income and Employment Statistics Division
Household Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
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