Table 9.  Employed Persons Wanting More Hours of Work by Major Industry Group
          and Hours of Work, Philippines:  October 2005 and October 2006
          (In thousands.  Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                                        |                       |                           |                         |
                                        |        Total          |   Part-time Employment    |  Full-Time Employment   | With a Job, Not at Work
                                        |                       |(Worked Less than 40 Hours)|(Worked 40 Hours or more)|
Major Industry Group                    |                       |                           |                         |
                                        |-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        |  2006 |  2005 |  Diff.|   2006 |   2005 |   Diff  |   2006 |   2005 |  Diff |   2006 |   2005 |  Diff
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Philippines                               6,761   6,962    (201)   4,167    4,092       75     2,422    2,715    (293)     172      155      17
                                                                                                                                          
Agriculture                               3,261   3,319     (58)   2,454    2,354      100       723      910    (187)      85       56      29
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry         2,872   2,912     (40)   2,167    2,067      100       640      798    (158)      64       47      17
Fishing                                     389     407     (18)     286      286        0        82      112     (30)      21        9      12
                                                                                                                                          
Industry                                  1,028   1,036      (8)     455      447        8       537      548     (11)      37       41      (4)
Mining and Quarrying                         45      35      10       23       20        3        20       15       5        2        *       *
Manufacturing                               555     557      (2)     245      244        1       298      295       3       13       18      (5)
Electricity, Gas and Water                   13      13       0        2        4       (2)       11       10       1        -        -       -
Construction                                415     431     (16)     186      180        6       207      229     (22)      22       23      (1)
                                                                                                                                          
Services                                  2,472   2,607    (135)   1,258    1,292      (34)    1,163    1,257     (94)      50       58      (8)
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of                                                                                                     
     Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles and                                                                                                      
     Personal and Household Goods           976   1,052     (76)     517      549      (32)      438      472     (34)      20       31     (11)
Hotels and Restaurants                      100     114     (14)      43       42        1        55       68     (13)       1        4      (3)
Transport, Storage and Communications       434     447     (13)     195      199       (4)      226      238     (12)      14       10       4
Financial Intermediation                     34      40      (6)       8       12       (4)       25       28      (3)       1        *       *
Real Estate, Renting and                                                                                                                  
     Business Activities                    106     114      (8)      44       36        8        59       76     (17)       4        3       1
Public Administration and Defense,                                                                                                        
     Compulsory Social Security             249     252      (3)      92       89        3       154      160      (6)       4        3       1
Education                                   101     106      (5)      27       25        2        74       81      (7)       *        *       *
Health and Social Work                       49      54      (5)      22       29       (7)       26       25       1        1        -       1
Other Community, Social and                                                                                                               
     Personal Service Activities            220     238     (18)     165      182      (17)       51       51       0        4        5      (1)
Private Households with                                                                                                                   
     Employed Persons                       203     189      14      147      129       18        55       58      (3)       2        2       0
Extra-Territorial Org. and Bodies             -       -       -        -        -        -         -        -       -        -        -       0

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Notes:    Estimates for October 2006 are preliminary results and subject to change.
                    * Less than 500.

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

Page last updated:  December 15, 2006
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