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Unemployment Rate in May 2023 was Estimated at 4.3 Percent
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The employment rate in May 2023 was estimated at 95.7 percent, which was higher than the reported employment rate in May 2022 at 94.0 percent and in April 2023 at 95.5 percent. In terms of magnitude, the number of employed persons was posted at 48.…
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Unemployment Rate in April 2023 is Estimated at 4.5 Percent
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The country’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.5 percent in April 2023, from 5.7 percent in the same month last year.  In January 2023, unemployment rate was posted at 4.8 percent. In terms of level, the number of unemployed persons in April 2023 was…
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2022 Annual Provincial Labor Market Statistics (Preliminary Results)
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The number of Filipinos 15 years old and over who were in the labor force was at 49.56 million of the estimated 76.60 million population 15 years old and over in 2022. This translates to a labor force participation rate (LFPR) of 64.7 percent or 647…
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Employment Rate in March 2023 is Estimated at 95.3 Percent
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The country’s employment rate in March 2023 was estimated at 95.3 percent. This was higher than the reported employment rate in the same month last year at 94.2 percent and in the previous month at 95.2 percent. (Table A-1)
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Employment Rate in February 2023 is Estimated at 95.2 Percent
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The country’s employment rate in February 2023 remained at its previous month’s rate of 95.2 percent.
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Unemployment Rate in January 2023 is Estimated at 4.8 Percent
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Unemployment rate in January 2023 was estimated at 4.8 percent, translating to 2.37 million unemployed Filipinos. This estimated rate is lower than the unemployment rate reported in the same month in 2022 at 6.4 percent.
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Unemployment Rate in December 2022 is Estimated at 4.3 Percent
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The country’s unemployment rate in December 2022 was estimated at 4.3 percent, the second lowest since April 2005, following the 4.2 percent in November 2022.
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Unemployment Rate in November 2022 is Estimated at 4.2 Percent
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The unemployment rate in the country in November 2022 was posted at 4.2 percent from 4.5 percent in October 2022 and 6.5 percent in  November 2021. The estimated unemployment rate in November 2022 was the lowest since April 2005. (Table A)
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Employment Rate in October 2022 is Estimated at 95.5 Percent
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The country’s employment rate continued to pick-up to 95.5 percent in October 2022, from 95.0 percent in the previous month. The estimated employment rate this October 2022 was the highest rate recorded since January 2020 and registered to have…
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Employment Rate in September 2022 is Estimated at 95.0 Percent
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Employment rate in the country was estimated at 95.0 percent in September 2022 from 94.7 percent in the previous month. The employment rate in September 2022 was the highest recorded rate since January 2020. In September 2021, employment rate was…
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