Unemployment rate in December 2023 eases to 3.2 percent – PSA
The country’s unemployment rate in December 2023 dropped to 3.1 percent, from 4.3 percent in December 2022 and 3.6 percent in November 2023. In terms of magnitude, the number of …
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PH unemployment rate decreases to 4.4 percent
The country’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.4 percent in August 2023 from 5.3 percent in the same month last year. In the previous month, the unemployment rate was posted at …
Employment rate in July 2023 estimated at 95.2 percent
In July 2023, the country’s unemployment rate decreased to 4.8 percent from 5.2 percent in the same month last year. Unemployment rate was posted at 4.5 percent in April 2023. …
Unemployment rate in May 2023 estimated at 4.3 percent
The employment rate in May 2023 was estimated at 95.7 percent, which was higher than the reported employment rate in May 2022 at 94.0 percent and in April 2023 at …
SWS: Adult joblessness at 24.7%
The national Social Weather Survey of December 12-16, 2021, the most recent quarterly national survey finalized by SWS, found adult joblessness at 24.7% of the adult labor force. This is …
Unemployment rate in January 2022 falls to 2.93M
In January 2022, the country’s unemployment rate was reported at 6.4 percent. This translates to 2.93 million unemployed Filipinos, projecting a decline of 1.04 million from the 3.96 million reported …
Unemployment rate in December 2021 estimated at 6.6 percent – PSA
Unemployment rate in the country slightly picked up in December 2021 at 6.6 percent from the 6.5 percent reported in November 2021. In terms of magnitude, the total number of …
Unemployment eases to 6.5 percent in November 2021 – PSA
The country’s unemployment rate of 6.5 percent in November was the lowest since January 2021. The second lowest was in July 2021 at 6.9 percent, while the third lowest was …
SWS: Joblessness falls slightly to 24.8%
The national Social Weather Survey of September 12-16, 2021, found adult joblessness at 24.8% of the adult labor force. This is 2.8 points below the 27.6% in June 2021. It …
4.25 million Filipinos unemployed in September – PSA
The country’s unemployed persons picked up from 3.88 million in August 2021 to 4.25 million resulting to an unemployment rate of 8.9 percent. This unemployment rate was the highest since …
Unemployment in May decreases with ‘NCR Plus’ relaxation
The number of unemployed Filipinos dropped in May as lockdowns in the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus were eased, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). According to …
PSA: Unemployment rate in PH expected to increase
According to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the majority of employees or self-employed entrepreneurs worked 39.7 hours per week in March, which is higher compared to February. But …
Unemployment rate fell to 7.1 percent in March 2021: PSA
Unemployment rate fell to 7.1 percent in March 2021. This is the lowest reported rate covering the period of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic since April 2020. Unemployment among …
1 million workers displaced amid MECQ in NCR Plus: DTI
Trade Undersecretary Ruth Castelo said Thursday that at least one million workers remain “displaced” in NCR Plus areas due to the imposition of modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). Castelo said …
17K workers lost jobs in just two weeks: DOLE
According to the monitoring of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), from March 29 to April 11, up to 17,329 people lost their jobs due to retrenchment or permanent …
Around 5 million Filipinos unemployed during pandemic – Bello
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said Thursday that almost 5 million Filipinos became unemployed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as of December 2020. In an interview with ANC, …
Unemployment now in ‘2nd wave’ – employers’ group
The 2,300 that would be affected by the massive retrenchment by Philippine Airlines (PAL) would add to the unemployment rate of the Philippines. The decision was difficult and painful, according …
SWS: Adult joblessness drops to 27.3% of labor force
The national Social Weather Survey (SWS) of November 21-25, 2020, found adult joblessness at 27.3% of the adult labor force. This is down by 12 points from the 39.5% in …
Gov’t offers thousands of jobs in BPO, construction industry
Most of the vacancies currently offered by the Department of Labor and Employment are from Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and the construction industry. There are also jobs offered in construction …
Thousands of employees affected by closed businesses – DOLE
According to data from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), thousands of workers have been affected by the closure of food and hotel accommodation businesses due to the coronavirus …
PSA: Unemployment drops to 3.8M from April’s over 7M
Unemployment decreased further in October to 3.3 million from a record-high 7.2 million last April as the economy slowly recovers from the crisis brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. National Statistician …
4 million Pinoys could be jobless by end of 2020- DOLE
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III said around four million Filipinos could lose their jobs by the end of 2020 due to the economic impact of …
Labor secretary: 7.3M jobless Pinoys ‘not actual nor factual’
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Wednesday the 7.3 million jobless Pinoys the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported are “not actual nor factual.” Bello insisted during the Laging Handa virtual …
DOLE suspends job fairs 2020 on Labor day amid lockdown
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced there would bo no job fairs on Labor Day, May 1, 2020, as the government extended the enhanced community quarantine for the second …