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The number of jobless Filipinos fell last October, boosted by the continued easing of quarantine restrictions, the government’s economic managers said. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday, Dec. 7, that the country’s unemployment rate decreased to 7.4 percent in October...

The prolonged community quarantine restrictions took a heavier toll on workers as the number of jobless Filipinos surpassed the four million mark in September, raising the country’s unemployment rate to its highest level since last January. The Philippine Statistics Authority reported on...

The rate of jobless Filipinos rose last April due to reimposition of strict quarantine measures along with the increasing working-age population joining the local labor force, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday, June 8. The country’s unemployment rate jumped to 8.7...