Table 8.  Employed Persons Wanting More Hours of Work by Number of Hours Worked, Urban-Rural:
          April 2002 to April 2003

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

  Total underemployed   
    (In thousands)        5,922    19.6    5,161    17.1    4,627    15.3    4,849    16.1    4,733    15.6

  Working:
    Less than 40 hours    3,784    12.5    3,274    10.9    3,019    10.0    3,251    10.8    3,190    10.5
    40 hours and over     2,138     7.1    1,886     6.3    1,609     5.3    1,598     5.3    1,543     5.1

Urban

  Total underemployed   
    (In thousands)        2,251    15.8    1,960    13.8    1,659    11.6    1,691    11.9    1,705    11.9

  Working:
    Less than 40 hours    1,253     8.8    1,078     7.6      939     6.6      996     7.0    1,016     7.1
    40 hours and over       998     7.0      883     6.2      720     5.0      695     4.9      689     4.8

Rural

  Total underemployed     
    (In thousands)        3,670    23.1    3,200    20.1    2,969    18.6    3,158    19.9    3,028    18.9

  Working:
    Less than 40 hours    2,530    15.9    2,197    13.8    2,080    13.0    2,254    14.2    2,174    13.5
    40 hours and over     1,140     7.2    1,004     6.3      889     5.6      903     5.7      854     5.3

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Source:  Income and Employment Statistics Division, Labor Force Survey
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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