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Unemployment Rate in May 2021 is Estimated at 7.7 Percent
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The country’s unemployment rate in May 2021 was estimated at 7.7 percent, the second lowest reported since the start of the year, following the 7.1 percent reported in March 2021.
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Press Conference on the May 2021 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results
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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announces the conduct of the Press Conference on the May 2021 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results on 01 July 2021 (Thursday) at 9:00 AM through a video conference using Zoom.
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Unemployment Rate in April 2021 is Estimated at 8.7 percent
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The country’s unemployment rate in April 2021 was estimated at 8.7 percent. This was substantially lower than the record high 17.6 percent in April 2020 but higher compared to the 7.1 percent reported in March 2021. The unemployment rate in April…
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Press Conference on the April 2021 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results
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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announces the conduct of the Press Conference on the April 2021 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results on 08 June 2021 (Tuesday) at 9:00 AM through a video conference using Zoom.
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Employment Situation in March 2021
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Unemployment rate fell to 7.1 percent in March 2021. This is the lowest reported rate covering the period of the Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic since April 2020.
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Press Conference on the March 2021 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results
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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announces the conduct of the Press Conference on the March 2021 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results on 06 May 2021 (Thursday) at 9:00 AM through a video conference using Zoom.
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Employment Situation in February 2021
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The unemployment rate of 8.8 percent in February 2021 is higher than that in January 2021 and October 2020, both with 8.7 percent. The estimate was the third highest since April 2020.
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Press Conference on the February 2021 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results
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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announces the conduct of the Press Conference on the February 2021 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results on 30 March 2021 (Tuesday) at 9:00 AM through video conferencing using Zoom.
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Employment Situation in January 2021
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In the Philippines, unemployment rate in January 2021 remained the same as the October 2020 rate of 8.7 percent. This is the lowest since April 2020 but higher than the January 2020 rate of 5.3 percent. (Table A-1)
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2020 Annual Preliminary Estimates of Labor Force Survey (LFS)
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In 2020, the number of persons who were in the labor force was estimated at 43.9 million. This number represents the economically active population, either employed or unemployed, accounting for 59.5 percent labor force participation rate (LFPR) of…
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