In celebration of International Women's Month, Sen. Grace Poe expressed her belief that more women are needed in the workforce, stressing the need for better job opportunities. "We need more women in the labor force. They represent a formidable talent pool and an underutilized resource in the world...
The number of jobless individuals dipped to 1.6 million in December last year, the lowest in almost two decades, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Wednesday, Feb. 7. Based on the PSA’s Labor Force Survey of 11,235 households, the unemployment rate stood at 3.1 percent, lower than the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is bullish on the country's improving unemployment numbers due to the government's robust strategy for creating jobs and driving investments. In a statement, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno expressed confidence that achieving an unemployment rate of four percent...
The country had fewer unemployed persons in October this year at 4.2 percent or 2.9 million individuals, according to a report by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). This was significantly lower than the 4.5 percent recorded in the same month last year, and 4.8 percent in July this year. It...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, November 30 urged Malacañang to heed the calls of labor groups and immediately come up with a framework that would address the worsening income and employment problems of Filipino workers. Hontiveros said the latest Pulse Asia survey reflected the sentiment...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the local jobs market has continued to improve, citing positive figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) June 2022 Labor Force Survey results. In a statement Tuesday, Aug. 9, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said that while the June...
Despite having fewer jobless Filipinos in February this year compared to the same period in 2021, Malacañang said that more needs to be done to allow everyone to return to work amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (File Photo) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar made this statement after the...
The country’s unemployment rate steadied at 6.4 percent in February, translating to 3.13 million jobless Filipinos following the further easing of mobility and quarantine restrictions, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The PSA’s preliminary February 2022 Labor Force Survey...
Malacañang welcomed the result of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) 's January 2022 Labor Force Survey showing the country's unemployment rate decreased from 6.6 percent in December 2021 to 6.4 percent in January this year, saying this was due to the move of the government to ease...
Malacañang is optimistic that the country's employment situation will improve in the coming months as more Filipinos are expected to return to work with the easing of quarantine restrictions and the reopening of economic activities. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop, with the...
The renewed surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country and the recent aftermath of Typhoon "Odette" may adversely affect the expected recovery in the country's employment sector, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) In his statement on the...
The unemployment rate in the Philippines continues to decrease as it recorded its third lowest for the year following the gradual improvement in the country's pandemic situation, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) Citing the latest Labor Force Survey of...
