Tag: #Labor Force Survey

  • 16455
    National

    DOLE happy to attain 2nd lowest unemployment rate in COVID era

    Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has welcomed the latest Labor Force Survey (LFS) results wherein the country posted its second lowest unemployment rate in the time of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

  • 11253
    National

    DOLE blames ECQ, MECQ for spike in unemployment rate

    The unemployment rate went up by a significant margin from March to April, but the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said this was expected due to recent circumstances connected to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

  • OFW9
    Business

    Jobless rate jumps amid strict quarantine

    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.

  • 4489
    National

    DOLE 'encouraged' as unemployment rate continues to dip

    The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is “encouraged” by the latest Labor Force Survey results, which, among other things, showed the lowest unemployment rate in the country since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic began last year.