Table 9.  Employed Persons Wanting More Hours of Work by Class of Worker
          and by Major Industry Group:  April 2002 and April 2003
          (Number in Thousand) 

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                                                                 |                                           Class of Worker
                                       Total Underemployed       |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major Industry Group                                             |     Wage and Salary Workers     |       Own-Account Workers       |      Unpaid Family Workers
                                   April 2002   |   April 2003   |   April 2002   |   April 2003   |   April 2002   |   April 2003   |   April 2002   |   April 2003 
                                 Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent
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Philippines                       5,922   100.0    4,733   100.0    2,780   100.0    2,194   100.0    2,366   100.0    1,897   100.0      775   100.0      642   100.0

Agriculture                       2,717    45.9    2,332    49.3      822    29.6      721    32.9    1,311    55.4    1,099    57.9      583    75.2      512    79.8
  Agriculture, hunting
    and forestry                  2,399    40.5    2,097    44.3      742    26.7      668    30.4    1,110    46.9      946    49.9      547    70.6      483    75.2
  Fishing                           318     5.4      235     5.0       80     2.9       53     2.4      201     8.5      153     8.1       36     4.6       29     4.5

Industry                          1,038    17.5      740    15.6      786    28.3      546    24.9      212     9.0      169     8.9       41     5.3       25     3.9
  Mining and quarrying               26     0.4       11     0.2       17     0.6       10     0.5        8     0.3        1     0.1        1     0.1        -       -
  Manufacturing                     544     9.2      380     8.0      356    12.8      231    10.5      150     6.3      125     6.6       39     5.0       24     3.7
  Electricity, gas, and water        23     0.4       15     0.3       23     0.8       15     0.7        -       -        -       -        -       -        -       -
  Construction                      445     7.5      334     7.1      390    14.0      290    13.2       54     2.3       43     2.3        1       -        1       -

Services                          2,167    36.6    1,661    35.1    1,171    42.1      927    42.3      846    35.8      629    33.2      152    19.6      105    16.4
  Wholesale and retail trade,     
    repair of motor vehicles,    
    motorcycles, and personal    
    and household goods             872    14.7      632    13.4      235     8.5      167     7.6      516    21.8      377    19.9      122    15.7       89    13.9
  Hotels and restaurants             90     1.5       68     1.4       65     2.3       49     2.2       15     0.6       14     0.7       10     1.3        5     0.8
  Transport, storage,
    and communication               367     6.2      292     6.2      211     7.6      165     7.5      150     6.3      122     6.4        6     0.8        5     0.8
  Financial intermediation           33     0.6       24     0.5       28     1.0       21     1.0        4     0.2        2     0.1        1      -         *      -
  Real estate, renting
    and business activities          83     1.4       51     1.1       54     1.9       35     1.6       25     1.1       14     0.7        3     0.4        1     0.2
  Public administration
    and defense, compulsory
    social security                 222     3.7      168     3.5      218     7.8      168     7.7        3      -         -       -        1       -        -       -
  Education                          91     1.5       64     1.4       89     3.2       64     2.9        2     0.1        1     0.1        -       -        -       -
  Health and social work             45     0.8       39     0.8       30     1.1       29     1.3       14     0.6       10     0.5        1     0.1        -       -
  Other community, social,
    and personal service 
    activities                      223     3.8      198     4.2      106     3.8      107     4.9      111     4.7       86     4.5        7     0.9        5     0.8
  Private households
    with employed persons           141     2.4      125     2.6      135     4.9      122     5.6        6     0.3        3     0.2        1      -         -       -
  Extraterritorial organizations  																														   
    and bodies                        -       -        -       -        -       -        *       -        -       -        -       -        -      -         -       -

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

Note:    * - less than 500
         Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.
         
Page last updated:   June 16, 2003
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