By: Neil Arwin Mercado – Reporter, 4 Nov 2021
MANILA, Philippines — The unemployment rate in the country rose to 8.9 percent—equivalent to 4.25 million Filipinos—in September 2021, the highest since January this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Thursday.
According to PSA, the 8.9 percent unemployment rate was an increase from the 8.1 percent—or 3.88 million unemployed Filipinos—recorded in August.
Meanwhile, the PSA reported that employment rate in September 2021 dropped to 91.1 percent from the 91.9 percent recorded in August.
“This translated to a reduction of 642,000 employed individuals from the 44.23 million total employed in August 2021 to 43.59 million total number employed in the month of September 2021,” the PSA said in its report.
The underemployment rate, meanwhile, slightly declined from 14.7 percent in August 2021 to 14.2 percent in September.
The 14.2 percent underemployment rate in September is equivalent to 6.18 million underemployed persons out of the 43.59 million employed persons.
“This is the second lowest reported this year following the 12.3 percent underemployment rate in May 2021. The same underemployment rate of 14.2 percent was reported in June 2021,” the PSA said.
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more than other cost items.
For widespread, practical equality!”
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against serious violations of protocols of
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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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