Table 7.  Employed Persons Wanting More Hours of Work by Number of Hours Worked:
          January 2004 to January 2005
          (Values are in thousands.  Details may not add up to totals due to rounding)

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                             January 2004    |   April 2004   |   July 2004    |  October 2004   |   January 2005*
Class of Worker               Number Percent | Number Percent | Number Percent |  Number Percent |  Number  Percent
                              ('000)         | ('000)         | ('000)         |  ('000)         |  ('000)
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Philippines
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Total Underemployed            5,522    17.5    5,839    18.5    5,573    17.6     5,364    16.9     5,098     16.1

  Working:
    Less than 40 hours         3,282    10.4    3,602    11.4    3,357    10.6     3,365    10.6     3,286     10.4
    40 hours and over          2,240     7.1    1,957     6.2    2,216     7.0     1,999     6.3     1,811      5.7

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Note:    * - Estimates for January 2005 are preliminary results and are subject to change.

Source:  Income and Employment Statistics Division
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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