Table 8.  Employed Persons Wanting More Hours of Work by Number
          of Hours Worked:  April 2005	
          (Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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 Number of Hours Worked                 Number          Percent
                                        ('000)
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Philippines

Total Underemployed                      8,422             26.1

Working: 
   Less than 40 hours                    4,569             14.2
   40 hours and over                     3,853             12.0

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Note:    Estimates are preliminary results and subject to change.

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

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