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Unemployment Rate in January 2022 is Estimated at 6.4 Percent
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In January 2022, the country’s unemployment rate was reported at 6.4 percent. This translates to 2.93 million unemployed Filipinos, projecting a decline of 1.04 million from the 3.96 million reported in January 2021.
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Unemployment Rate in December 2021 is Estimated at 6.6 Percent
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Unemployment rate in the country slightly picked up in December 2021 at 6.6 percent from the 6.5 percent reported in November 2021. In terms of magnitude, the total number of unemployed persons in December 2021 was estimated at 3.27 million, higher…
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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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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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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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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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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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Unemployment Rate in June 2021 is Estimated at 7.7 percent
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The country’s unemployment rate in June 2021 remained the same as the 7.7 percent reported a month ago. This is lower than the unemployment rates in April (8.7%), February (8.8%), and January (8.7%) of the same year, but higher than the 7.1 percent…
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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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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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