Table 9. Employed Persons Wanting More Hours of Work by Class of Worker and by Major Industry Group:
January 2002 and January 2003
(Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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| CLASS OF WORKER
Total Underemployed |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Wage and Salary Workers | Own-Account Workers | Unpaid Family Workers
Major Industry Group January 2002 January 2003 | January 2002 January 2003 | January 2002 January 2003 | January 2002 January 2003
Number Percent Number Percent | Number Percent Number Percent | Number Percent Number Percent | Number Percent Number Percent
('000) ('000) | ('000) ('000) | ('000) ('000) | ('000) ('000)
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Philippines 4,724 100.0 4,849 100.0 2,258 100.0 2,285 100.0 1,875 100.0 1,957 100.0 591 100.0 608 100.0
Agriculture 2,354 49.8 2,424 50.0 789 34.9 808 35.4 1,093 58.3 1,128 57.6 472 79.9 488 80.3
Agriculture, hunting
and forestry 2,090 44.2 2,184 45.0 721 31.9 743 32.5 928 49.5 984 50.3 441 74.6 457 75.2
Fishing 264 5.6 240 4.9 68 3.0 65 2.8 165 8.8 144 7.4 30 5.1 31 5.1
Industry 786 16.6 744 15.3 601 26.6 550 24.1 157 8.4 170 8.7 26 4.4 23 3.8
Mining and quarrying 21 0.4 13 0.3 13 0.6 8 0.4 6 0.3 4 0.2 1 0.2 * 0.0
Manufacturing 407 8.6 360 7.4 271 12.0 220 9.6 111 5.9 118 6.0 25 4.2 23 3.8
Electricity, gas and water 17 0.4 18 0.4 16 0.7 15 0.7 1 0.1 2 0.1 - - - -
Construction 341 7.2 353 7.3 301 13.3 307 13.4 39 2.1 46 2.4 - - - -
Services 1,588 33.6 1,681 34.7 867 38.4 926 40.5 624 33.3 659 33.7 92 15.6 94 15.5
Wholesale and retail trade,
repair of motor vehicles,
motorcycles, and personal
and household goods 597 12.6 626 12.9 169 7.5 168 7.4 349 18.6 379 19.4 79 13.4 79 13.0
Hotels and restaurants 60 1.3 71 1.5 39 1.7 45 2.0 16 0.9 18 0.9 5 0.8 7 1.2
Transport, storage and commu-
nication 307 6.5 322 6.6 166 7.4 200 8.8 132 7.0 117 6.0 5 0.8 5 0.8
Financial intermediation 23 0.5 20 0.4 20 0.9 18 0.8 2 0.1 1 0.1 - - - -
Real estate, renting and business
activities 61 1.3 49 1.0 40 1.8 31 1.4 20 1.1 18 0.9 1 0.2 * 0.0
Public administration and defense,
compulsory social security 166 3.5 167 3.4 166 7.4 167 7.3 - - 1 0.1 - - - -
Education 54 1.1 55 1.1 51 2.3 53 2.3 3 0.2 2 0.1 - - - -
Health and social work 35 0.7 35 0.7 22 1.0 23 1.0 12 0.6 12 0.6 1 0.2 - -
Other community, social and
personal service activities 195 4.1 213 4.4 108 4.8 100 4.4 86 4.6 109 5.6 1 0.2 3 0.5
Private households with employed
persons 90 1.9 123 2.5 86 3.8 121 5.3 4 0.2 2 0.1 - - * 0.0
Extraterritorial organizations
and bodies - - * 0.0 - - * 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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Source: Labor Force Survey
Income and Employment Statistics Division
Household Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Page last updated: March 17, 2003
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