THE country's employment data likely improved in May this year due to the hiring of more agricultural workers amid better weather conditions, an economist said.

"Philippine employment data as of May 2024 could improve due to better weather conditions with the start of rains that enabled the hiring of more agricultural workers," Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. chief economist Michael Ricafort said in a Viber message on Friday.

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