A construction worker installs brick tiles on General Luna Street in Intramuros, Manila on Nov. 7, 2023. (Noel B. Pabalate/Manila Bulletin file photo) A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted in December 2023 revealed that the joblessness rate among Filipino adults reached 19.5 percent, 2.6...
(Photo by Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) A nationwide survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1 found that joblessness among adults was down in the third quarter of 2023. The survey, which had 1,200 respondents, revealed a decline in the joblessness rate to 16.9...
A nationwide survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) found that adult joblessness was down in the first quarter of 2023, but the recovery to pre-pandemic levels is “still incomplete.” According to the March 2023 survey results released on Wednesday night, May 24, SWS said that 19...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) A nationwide survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) found that adult joblessness was at 21.3 percent of the labor force in the last quarter of 2022. “This hardly moved from 18.6 percent in October 2022 and 20.8 percent in June 2022. However, it was...
To address the rising inflation and joblessness in the country, Albay 2nd district Joey Salceda is floating the idea of a “universal unemployment insurance” for Filipinos who recently lost their jobs. Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Thursday,...
Malacañang expressed confidence that there will be fewer Filipinos with no jobs in the future as the government develops concrete plans to sustain economic recovery amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Communication Secretary Martin Andanar made the statement after the...
Adult joblessness slightly fell in the country, constituting 24.7 percent of the labor force, results of the most recent quarterly national survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed on Thursday, April 28. Manila Bulletin file photo The nationwide survey done face-to-face from...
SWS The results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) non-commissioned survey released on Monday, Dec. 13, showed that the number of jobless adult Filipinos was slightly down in the third quarter of 2021. "The national Social Weather Survey of September 12-16, 2021, found adult joblessness at 24.8...
Senator Panfilo Lacson on Saturday, October 16, urged the government to come up with emergency employment programs in the Philippines to address joblessness caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson (Senate of the Philippines) In a radio interview, Lacson said making...
The number of adult Filipinos who remain jobless slightly increased to 13.5 million in June 2021, according to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). SWS.ORG In the latest figure, the adult joblessness rate according to their June 23 to June 26 surveys was at 27.6 percent...
The rate of joblessness in the country has slightly decreased amid the ongoing threat of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest survey of Social Weather Stations (SWS). The SWS said 25.8 percent of the country’s adult labor force remains unemployed, which is 1.5 percent lower than the...
Malacañang welcomed the easing of the country's unemployment rate in March this year to 7.1 percent the lowest since the country went into lockdown in March last year due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Manila Bulletin File Photo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement...
