Number of jobless Filipinos rises to 2.26M in December
MANILA, Philippines — More Filipinos were jobless in December as their number increased slightly to 2.26 million despite the onset of the holiday season, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday. This was up from 2.25 million unemployed Filipinos in November. However, the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.4 percent READ: Joblessness rate drops to 4.4% in November The size of the Philippines’ labor force increased to 51.69 million from 51.52 million. Among those who are able to work, 64.4 percent were employed or actively looking for a job in December. This labor participation rate was an improvement from […]...Keep on reading: Number of jobless Filipinos rises to 2.26M in December
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