MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) — Philippine unemployment rate was 7.1 percent in October, slightly higher than the 6.8 percent rate posted in the same period last year, the National Statistics Office reported Tuesday.
October’s unemployment level is slightly lower than July’s 7.6 percent.
Philippine underemployment level is at 19.4 percent, up from 17. 5 percent posted in the same period last year.
The NSO said that the Philippine labor force as of October is 38.2 million. The National Capital Region (NCR) recorded the lowest employment rate at 88.2 percent and the highest unemployment rate at 11.8 percent.
Most of the unemployed were males between 15 to 24 years old and only finished secondary education.
Of the estimated 59.7 million population 15 years old and over in July 2009, about 38.2 million persons were reported to be in the labor force. This translates to a labor force participation rate of 64 percent. Most of the employed were laborers and unskilled workers.
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National Teachers Month
“Pay teachers decent wages,
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Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
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of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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September
Monthly Observances:
Health, Safety, and Sanitation Month
Clean-up Month
Civil Service Month
National Peace Consciousness Month
Social Security Month
Rule of Law Month
National Teachers’ Month (Sept 5-Oct 5)
Weekly Observances:
Sept 17 – 23:
World Clean and Green Week
Week 2: Education Week
Week 4: Medicine Week
Last Week: Family Week
Daily Observances:
Third Saturday: International Coastal Clean-up Day
Third Monday: World Health Day
Last Friday: National Maritime Day
Sept 8: National Literacy Day
Sept 15: Philippine Medicine Day
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