By:
Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral – @inquirerdotnetA nationwide survey of 11,156 households showed there were 2.26 million people who were either jobless or out of business in September, a tad higher than 2.21 million recorded in August, the PSA said.
The slight increase in joblessness coincided with a drop in the number of people aged 15 and above who actively searched for jobs during the month. Data showed the country’s labor force participation rate fell to 64.1 percent in September, from 64.7 percent in the preceding month.
Also, the PSA reported a decline in the number of people who sought more working hours to augment their income, a likely indication of better job quality.
The PSA said there were 5.11 million underemployed people in September, down from 5.63 million in August.
This is equivalent to an underemployment rate of 10.7 percent in September, easing from 11.7 percent in August.
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October –
Monthly Observances:
Industry and Commerce Safety Month
National Statistics Month
Local Government Month
Consumer Welfare Month
Cooperative Month
National Quality and Productivity Improvement Month
National Health and Wellness Tourism Month
National Indigenous Peoples Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Elderly Filipino Week
Week 2: National Health Education Week
Local Government Week
National Mental Health Week
October 17-23:
National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty
October 18 – 24:
United Nations Week
Last Week:
Nurses’ Week
Consumers’ Protection Week
Week of the 4th Sunday:
Barrio Farmers’ Week
Daily Observances:
First Monday (Oct 4): Universal Children’s Day i
n the Philippines
Oct 5: National Teachers’ Day
Oct 10: Local Government Day
Third Thursday (Oct 14): Conflict Resolution Day
Oct 21: Tenants’ Emancipation day
Oct 24: United Nations Day
Oct 29: National Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Day
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