Table 7.  Employed Persons Wanting More Hours of Work by Number of Hours Worked:
          July 2003 To July 2004
          (Values are in thousands.  Details may not add up to totals due to rounding)

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                          |   July 2003    |  October 2003  |  January 2004  |   April 2004   |   July 2004
Number of Hours Worked    | Number         | Number         | Number         | Number         | Number
                          | ('000) Percent | ('000) Percent | ('000) Percent | ('000) Percent | ('000) Percent
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Philippines

Total Underemployed
  (In thousands)            6,314     20.7   4,989     15.8   5,522     17.5   5,841     18.5   5,570     17.6

Working:
  Less than 40 hours        3,397     11.2   3,076      9.7   3,282     10.4   3,884     12.3   3,250     10.3
  40 hours and over         2,917      9.6   1,913      6.1   2,240      7.1   1,958      6.2   2,215      7.0


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

Note:
         Estimates for July 2004 are preliminary results and are subject to change.

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