Table 7a. Employed Persons Wanting More Hours of Work and Who Were Looking for
          Additional Hours of Work During the Past Week, by Sex: April 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            1,874     100.0    1,400     100.0      475     100.0

15 - 24                  354      18.9      289      20.6       65      13.7
25 - 34                  562      30.0      434      31.0      128      26.9
35 - 44                  475      25.3      339      24.2      136      28.6
45 - 54                  311      16.6      217      15.5       94      19.8
55 - 64                  137       7.3       96       6.9       42       8.8
65 and over               35       1.9       25       1.8       10       2.1
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 April 2004 are preliminary results and are subject to change.

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