ADULT unemployment rose to its highest level in eight years in 2020, according to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

Based on the poll conducted from November 21 to 25 among 1,500 respondents nationwide, SWS recorded the highest average unemployment rate — 37.4 percent — since it started analyzing these figures.

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