(Eagle News) — The country’s employment rate rose to 95.6% in August, Philippine Statistics Authority data released on Friday, Oct. 6, showed. According to the PSA data, this is 0.4 percent higher than the employment rate reported the month before, and 0.9 percent higher than the rate reported in August last year. The country’s August 2023 employment rate translates to 48.07 million people employed. The PSA said the top five sub-sectors in terms of annual […]
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PHL employment rate in June at 95.5%: PSA
(Eagle News) — The country’s employment rate in June was reported at 95.5%. Based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, this is lower than the 97.7% employment rate reported the month before, but higher than the 94% reported also in June in 2022. The PSA said the 95.5% employment rate in June 2023 translates to 48.84 million people employed. This is as compared to the 46.59 million people reported employed in June 2022 and […]
Employment rate pegged at 95.7% in May: PSA
(Eagle News) — The employment rate in the country was pegged at 95.7% in May, a 0.2 percent increase from the employment rate reported the month before. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the 95.7% translates to 48.26 million people employed. The Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) was registered at 65.3 percent in May, also higher than the reported LFPR in April 2023, at 65.1%. The top five sub-sectors with the highest year-on-year increase in […]





