The unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.2% in October from a near-record low of 4.1% a month earlier, new figures from the Central Statistics Office showed today.

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Unemployment rate rises slightly to 4.2% in October

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The Philippines' unemployment rate fell in September but underemployment climbed, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Wednesday.

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Unemployment rate slides but underemployment climbs in September

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ unemployment rate dropped for the second straight month to 3.7% in September 2024, but the underemployment rate rose to 11.9%, indicating the need for better-quality jobs. The 3.7% unemployment rate for September 2024 is equivalent to 1.89 million Filipinos. It is lower than the 4% or 2.07 million Filipinos recorded in August 2024, and the 4.5% or 2.26 million Filipinos in September 2023. There were 49.87 m…

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Unemployment drops further in September 2024, but underemployment rises

MANILA, Philippines — The country's labor market further improved as the number of jobless Filipinos declined, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday. The unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent in September from 4.0 percent in August and 4.5 percent in the same month last year. This translates to 1.89 million unemployed Filipinos, 177,000 less than August's figure of 2.07 million and September 2023's 2.26 million, refl…

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Unemployment drops to 3.7%

More female workers entered the labor market in September, significantly bringing down the unemployment rate for a second straight month. The jobless rate in September was 3.7% from 4% in August, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday, November 6. This meant 37 in 1,000 Filipinos participating in the labor force were jobless. The …

Unemployment rate rises slightly to 4.2% in October

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