Young workers are utmost casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic compared to older workers, according to labor rights group International Labour Organization (ILO). (File photo: MANILA BULLETIN) This came out on the recent ILO report on "Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022: Investing in transforming...
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...
The number of unemployed Filipinos inched up in June as job seekers joining the labor force increased, but the unemployment rate was steady at 6 percent, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed on Monday, Aug. 8. Based on the June 2022 round of PSA’s Labor Force Survey, there...
To address the rising inflation and joblessness in the country, Albay 2nd district Joey Salceda is floating the idea of a “universal unemployment insurance” for Filipinos who recently lost their jobs. Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Thursday,...
The number of unemployed Filipinos climbed in May as there were not enough jobs for the growing working-age population entering the labor market, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed on Thursday, July 7. Based on the PSA’s May 2022 Labor Force Survey, the country’s...
GROCERY store workers rest in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – The unemployment rate in Western Visayas or Region 6 dropped as restrictions from the Covid-19 pandemic ease and businesses are returning to more normal operations. Data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)...
The country's unemployment fell to 5.7 percent in April, nearing the 5.3 percent pre-COVID level, on continued reopening of the domestic economy, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The April performance was also a significant improvement from 8.7 percent a year ago and...
Unemployment rate fell to a new record-low since the start of the pandemic as the majority of the country shifted to the least stringent alert level beginning March, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Data from the PSA showed on Friday, May 6, that the country’s jobless rate...
Do you still remember the garments factory workers who were supporters of former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., before they were met by Vice President Leni Robredo? Vice President Leni Robredo meets supporters of former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in a garments factory in Parañaque City on...
Malacañang expressed confidence that there will be fewer Filipinos with no jobs in the future as the government develops concrete plans to sustain economic recovery amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Communication Secretary Martin Andanar made the statement after the...
Adult joblessness slightly fell in the country, constituting 24.7 percent of the labor force, results of the most recent quarterly national survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed on Thursday, April 28. Manila Bulletin file photo The nationwide survey done face-to-face from...
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...