Table 8.  Employed Persons Wanting More Hours of Work by Number of Hours Worked, Urban-Rural:
          January 2002 to January 2003
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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Number                      January 2002 |   April 2002   |    July 2002   |  October 2002  |  January 2003
of Hours                  Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent
Worked                    ('000)         | ('000)         | ('000)         | ('000)         | ('000)
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Philippines

   Total underemployed     4,724    15.9    5,922    19.6    5,161    17.1    4,627    15.3    4,849    16.1
      (In thousands)  

   Working:
      Less than 40 hours   3,212    10.8    3,784    12.5    3,274    10.9    3,019    10.0    3,251    10.8
      40 hours and over    1,512     5.1    2,138     7.1    1,886     6.3    1,609     5.3    1,598     5.3

Urban

   Total Underemployed     1,728    12.3    2,251    15.8    1,960    13.8    1,659    11.6    1,691    11.9

   Working:
      Less than 40 hours   1,053     7.5    1,253     8.8    1,078     7.6      939     6.6      996     7.0
      40 hours and over      675     4.8      998     7.0      883     6.2      720     5.0      695     4.9
                          
Rural

   Total Underemployed     2,996    19.2    3,670    23.1    3,200    20.1    2,969    18.6    3,158    19.9

   Working:
      Less than 40 hours   2,158    13.8    2,530    15.9    2,197    13.8    2,080    13.0    2,254    14.2
      40 hours and over      837     5.4    1,140     7.2    1,004     6.3      889     5.6      903     5.7

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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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