A research firm shows a big concern on the employment of Filipinos, particularly the youth, which are the most affected segment of the population by the global financial crisis and availability of jobs. Read the rest of this entry »
Research group says 1.5-M young Filipinos unemployed last year
April 10, 2012
2.9 M Filipinos jobless, unemployment rate down to 7.2%—NSO
March 15, 2012
MANILA, Philippines—The number of jobless Filipinos remained at about 2.9 million as of January, but when compared year-on-year, the unemployment rate actually eased to 7.2 percent from 7.4 percent in the same month of 2011, the National Statistics Office said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Number of unemployed Filipinos rises to 9.7M – SWS
February 24, 2012
THE number of unemployed Filipinos has increased, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey said on Thursday.
The survey results, which were first published in BusinessWorld, showed that unemployment has jumped to 24 percent—or 9.7 million Filipinos—from the 20.2 percent recorded three months earlier, when another survey was conducted. Read the rest of this entry »
Unemployment eases to 7 percent in 2011
February 3, 2012
AT least 2.8 million Filipinos, or 7 percent of the population 15 years old and over, were unemployed in 2011, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said in its Labor Force Survey on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Unemployment higher among men than women, labor stats show
January 25, 2012
There are about 700,000 more men than women who are unemployed, Bureau of Labor and Employment statistics (BLES) showed.
“The 2011 Employment Situation” noted that “more than three out of every five unemployed were men.” Read the rest of this entry »
Pinoy men more likely to be unemployed than women: ILO
January 24, 2012
MANILA, Philippines – Men are more likely to be unemployed than women in the Philippines and Thailand, according to a recent report by the International Labor Organization (ILO). Read the rest of this entry »
Jobless rate down to 7% as labor force hits 40M
January 14, 2012
MANILA, Philippines—The number of Filipinos without jobs settled at 2.814 million in 2011 when the labor force breached the 40-million mark, according to the Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES). Read the rest of this entry »
Central Visayas tops number of jobseekers
October 20, 2011
CEBU, Philippines – Central Visayas has one of the highest numbers of jobseekers through Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs) nationwide from January to September this year. Read the rest of this entry »
Workers brace up
September 28, 2011
The bloodbath at the Philippine stock market continues. After a spectacular fall last Friday, local stocks plummeted further Monday, giving up 165 points, or 4.2%, to end up at 3,721 The optimists who, a few months ago, were predicting that the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) will hit 5,000 by yearend are now disheartened. Read the rest of this entry »
One in four Pinoys unemployed – NSO
September 16, 2011
THE number of jobless Filipinos rose slightly in July because of slow economic growth and the Aquino administration’s failure to provide more employment opportunities. Read the rest of this entry »
