Unemployed Filipinos down in July 2022

By Tiziana Celine Piatos

Sep 08, 2022 11:20 am

THE number of unemployed Filipinos eased to 2.6 million in July this year, data from Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed Thursday.

According to the latest Labor Force Survey, this is a decrease of 5.2 percent compared to the 6.0 percent in June and 7.2 percent in July 2021.

Photo shows job seekers in a recent job fair held at Robinsons Galleria South in San Pedro, Laguna last July. According to the Philippine Institute of Development Studies, there is a job mismatch as 40 percent of Filipinos are found to be overqualified in their jobs. PHOTO BY AARON RONQUILLO

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