The Philippine employment rate dipped to 94.7 percent in July 2025 amid the entry of 1.7 million new workers into the labor force, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Wednesday, Sept. 10. The July Labor Force Survey showed the unemployment rate rose to 5.3 percent from 4.7...
The country’s unemployment and underemployment rates marginally increased in April this year, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Friday, June 6. According to the latest Labor Force Survey, the national unemployment rate increased to 4.1 percent in April, up...
La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA) House Deputy Majority Leader La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega has debunked former president Rodrigo Duterte's claim that his...
With about 50 million Filipinos with jobs in 2024, the country recorded its highest employment rate in 20 years, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Of the working population, 96.2 percent landed a job in 2024, a share higher than 2023’s 95.6 percent. This is the highest jobs...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM Vargas is prodding more entities from the private sector to participate in the Enterprise-Based Education and Training (EBET) Framework Act in order to benefit more Filipino workers. “Jobs...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada (left), Senator Joel Villanueva (Facebook) Senators have hailed as a "positive" development the fall in both unemployment and underemployment rates based on the November 2024 Labor Force Survey. "The decrease in...
While the government maintains that a robust middle class will propel the country to a predominantly middle-class society within the next 15 years, economists warned that a lack of quality, stable jobs poses a threat to this goal. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said that a...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A House leader has praised the Marcos administration on Friday, April 12 for creating an "upbeat business climate" that has created additional job opportunities for Filipinos. Ako...
Despite recording a decline in the number of unemployed Filipinos, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said there has to be a continuous economic activity to generate jobs that would spawn growth and development in the country. *President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (ALFRED FRIAS/JOEY...
On the heels of the disappointing news that the inflation rate had risen even higher to 8.7 percent in January – beyond the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ forecast range of 7.5 to 8.3 percent, and the government’s target range of two to four percent – there was a vital piece of good news on...
