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...
Unemployment worsened after the government reimposed the strictest form of lockdown in August, leading to an increase of around 810,00 in the number of jobless Filipinos in the country, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Based on the latest Labor Force Survey released on Thursday,...
Unemployment rate in the country dropped from 7.7 percent in June to 6.9 percent in July, lowest jobless since the pandemic broke out last year, owing to easing movement restrictions, but the local labor force also weakened as people were worried of getting sick,Philippine Statistics Authority...
Economic managers attribute drop to easing of quarantine restrictions The number of jobless Filipinos declined by around 410,000 in May this year. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday, July 1, that unemployment rate dropped to 7.7 percent in May from 8.7 percent the...
There are still 1 million unemployed individuals due to the pandemic, but they could be reintegrated back to the workforce pool should the government’s Safety Seal Certification program becomes successful. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez explained at the virtual Townhall Session on...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Assistant Secretary Dominique Rubia-Tutay gave some advice to jobless Filipinos on Wednesday, June 9 amid the increase in unemployment rate in the country. (Screengrab from Zoom meeting) "Ang nakakalungkot po, may mga nakikita po ako at nakakasalamuha na...
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...
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...
The number of jobless Filipinos declined by about 747,000 last March despite the reimposition of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the so-called national capital region (NCR) plus, the country’s main economic hub. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday, May 6, that...
Some 1 million employees cannot still return to work even if the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus bubble is now under a modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) status, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said. According to Lopez, the DTI estimated 1.5 million workers lost their jobs...
The number of jobless Filipinos climbed to 4.2 million in February despite easing quarantine restrictions during that period, which the Duterte administration’s economic team anticipated generated additional jobs. Based on the Labor Force Survey (LFS) by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)...
The unemployment rate in the country stayed steady in January despite efforts to restore millions of lost jobs due to the pandemic, but the Duterte administration’s economic managers said they now see signs of promising recovery. The jobless rate among Filipinos in the first month of the year was...
