Table7A.  Employed Persons Wanting More Hours of Work and Who Were Looking for Additional 
          Hours of Work During the Past Week, by Sex:  October 2003
          (Values are in thousands)

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                             Both Sexes   |      Male        |     Female
Age Group               ------------------|-------------------------------------
                         Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent 
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Philippines               1,651     100.0    1,267     100.0      384     100.0

15 - 24                     336      20.4      273      21.5       63      16.4
25 - 34                     520      31.5      408      32.2      112      29.2
35 - 44                     405      24.5      310      24.5       94      24.5
45 - 54                     254      15.4      178      14.0       75      19.5
55 - 64                     111       6.7       78       6.2       33       8.6
65 and over                  26       1.6       19       1.5        7       1.8
Not Reported                  -         -        -         -        -         -

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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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