Unemployment

By Margret Fermin, 9 Mar 2021 In the Philippines, the unemployment rate in January 2021 remained the same as the October 2020 rate of 8.7 percent. This is the lowest since April 2020 but higher than the January 2020 rate of 5.3 percent.

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), 6 Feb 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Job hunting will be harder for most Filipinos in the next two years as the economy recovers slowly and the influx of new graduates and returned overseas workers heighten competition for positions in a tough environment, the country’s economic planning agency said

by Maricel V. Cruz, Macon Ramos-Araneta, Manila Standard, 5 Feb 2021 The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has allotted P19 billion in financial assistance to almost 2 million workers and about 500,000 overseas Filipino workers this year.

by Rey Gamboa (The Philippine Star), 9 Jan 2021 The massive unemployment caused by the continuing quarantines should be given more serious attention by the government. While global production of vaccines against the coronavirus is ramping up, the Philippines cannot expect unemployment rates to go back to pre-pandemic levels any time soon.

by Julie M. Aurelio, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The country faces a postpandemic skills and employment gap that may leave 2.4 million skilled jobs vacant and unfilled if there are no significant reforms in education and training of workers.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 8 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines—The influx of K to 12 graduates into the job market by the time the economy is seen still recovering from this year’s pandemic-induced slump will bloat the jobless rate to 7-9 percent in 2022, the country’s chief economist said.

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by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — With the COVID-19 pandemic and the stringent lockdown shuttering thousands of businesses, about 4.5 million Filipinos became jobless this year and the unemployment rate jumped to 10.4 percent — the highest in 15 years, the government reported on Thursday.

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), 17 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Due to recent calamities that have affected several regions, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) expressed fear of a possible rise in the number of unemployed workers nationwide.

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by Helen Flores (The Philippine Star), 19 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Nearly half of Filipino adults find the government’s assistance to the jobless amid the COVID-19 crisis “inadequate,” according to a recent mobile phone survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

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by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 5 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The country’s adult unemployment rate has slightly eased down from record-high 45.5 percent recorded in July 2020, but still remains very high according to a latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 3 Oct 2020 As many as 3 million more Filipinos will either be jobless or fall into poverty this year due to the health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the World Bank.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 16 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines—Almost three out of every four households in the Philippines had members who lost their jobs or went underemployed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of a survey by the Tokyo-based think tank Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI).

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by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), 4 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines— The number of Filipinos without jobs fell in July from a record high in April following the easing of community quarantine restrictions, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

by SunStar Pampangam, 3 Sep 2020 AROUND 4.6 million Filipinos, or 10 percent of the active workforce, were unemployed in July 2020, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced Thursday, September 3, 2020.

By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS,GMA News, 16 Aug 2020 Adult joblessness in the Philippines rose to a record-high of 45.5% in July with half of the unemployed saying they lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, a recent poll of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed.

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 13 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is seen booking the highest unemployment rate in Southeast Asia, with about eight million Filipinos expected to lose their jobs as the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic continues to overwhelm the economy, according to Maybank ATR Kim Eng.

By Margret Fermin, 25 Jun 2020 Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III said around four million Filipinos could lose their jobs by the end of 2020 due to the economic impact of COVID-19.

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), 14 Jun 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The record high 17.7 percent unemployment rate in April may be an “understatement” of the country’s employment condition, according to a new research brief by the Ateneo de Manila University.

(UPDATED) The Philippines’ unemployment rate for April surges to 17.7%, the highest ever on record, as the coronavirus pandemic wipes out jobs by Ralf Rivas, 5 Jun 2020 MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Unemployment soared to 17.7% in April 2020, equivalent to around 7.3 million jobless Filipinos amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)…

by Jovee Marie de la Cruz, BusinessWorld, 3 Jun 2020 Around 30 jeepney drivers from Caloocan City out of work since the lockdowns in March hold a rally to ask City Hall to let them ply their routes. They say they have yet to receive cash aid from the government, and that they should also…

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By Melissa Luz Lopez, CNN Philippines, 5 Mar 2020 The country’s unemployment rate posted a slight uptick in January. Nearly two-thirds of jobless Filipinos are males, the Philippine Statistics Authority says.

by Helen Flores (The Philippine Star), 5 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The number of jobless Filipinos dropped by around 2.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

By: Ben O. de Vera, INQInquirer Business, 5 Dec 2019 The number of Filipinos without full time or part time jobs fell to their lowest levels in 14 years in October as the country saw what the government said was a “vibrant” employment market that defied an increasing population, according to government data on Thursday,…

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by Consuelo Marquez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sep 6, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — There are over 9.8 million jobless Filipino adults in the second quarter of 2019, recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results revealed on Friday.