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Unemployment Rate in November 2021 is Estimated at 6.5 Percent
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The country’s unemployment rate of 6.5 percent in November was the lowest since January 2021. The second lowest was in July 2021 at 6.9 percent, while the third lowest was in March 2021 at 7.1 percent.
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Press Conference on the November 2021 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results
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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announces the conduct of the Press Conference on the November 2021 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results on 07 January 2022 (Friday) at 9:00 AM through a video conference using Zoom.
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Working Children and Child Labor Situation
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The total population of children 5 to 17 years old was estimated at 31.17 million in 2020. This was higher than the total number of Filipino children 5 to 17 years of age registered in 2019 at 30.50 million. Of the estimated 31.17 million children…
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Unemployment Rate in October 2021 is Estimated at 7.4 Percent
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The unemployment rate of the country in October this year was the third lowest reported in 2021 at 7.4 percent. The lowest reported was in July 2021 estimated at 6.9 percent, followed by 7.1 percent in March 2021. Unemployment rate was highest this…
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Press Conference on the October 2021 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results
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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announces the conduct of the Press Conference on the October 2021 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results on 07 December 2021 (Tuesday) through a video conferencing using Zoom. This will follow immediately…
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Unemployment Rate in September 2021 is Estimated at 8.9 Percent
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The country’s unemployed persons picked up from 3.88 million in August 2021 to 4.25 million resulting to an unemployment rate of 8.9 percent.
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Press Conference on the September 2021 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results
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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announces the conduct of the Press Conference on the September 2021 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results on 04 November 2021 (Thursday) at 9:00 AM through a video conference using Zoom.
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Unemployment Rate in August 2021 is Estimated at 8.1 Percent
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The country’s unemployment rate in August 2021 was estimated at 8.1 percent, or an increase of 1.2 percentage points from the 6.9 percent reported a month ago.
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Press Conference on the August 2021 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results
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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announces the conduct of the Press Conference on the August 2021 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results on 30 September 2021 (Thursday) at 9:00 AM through video conferencing using Zoom.
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Unemployment Rate in July 2021 is Estimated at 6.9 percent
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Unemployment rate in July 2021 was estimated at 6.9 percent and it is the lowest since the pandemic in April 2020. In terms of magnitude, there were 3.1 million unemployed persons 15 years old and over in July 2021 which is lower by 1.5 million than…
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