Table 7A. Employed Persons Wanting More Hours of Work and Who Were Looking for
          Additional Hours of Work During the Past Week, by Sex: January 2004
          (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            2,163     100.0    1,602     100.0      561     100.0

15 - 24                  403      18.6      325      20.3       78      13.9
25 - 34                  639      29.5      495      30.9      144      25.7
35 - 44                  580      26.8      415      25.9      165      29.4
45 - 54                  342      15.8      233      14.5      109      19.4
55 - 64                  157       7.3      106       6.6       51       9.1
65 and over               41       1.9       28       1.7       13       2.3
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

Notes:
         Estimates for January 2004 are preliminary results and are subject to change.

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