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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