Adult joblessness in the Philippines was down to 19 percent or the equivalent of about 8.7 million Filipinos who are unemployed in the first quarter of the year, according to the latest survey released by pollster Social Weather Stations.
unemployed in the first quarter of the year, according to the latest survey released by pollster Social Weather Stations.
SWS defines the labor force as adults, 18 years and above, who are presently with a job as well as those looking for a job. The survey noted that compared to December 2022 figures, the quarterlyjoblessness fell from 24.8 percent in Metro Manila, 23.1 percent in Balance Luzon, and 18.6 percent in the Visayas.SWS added that joblessness stayed higher among women at 30.2 percent than among men at 11.6 percent.
As of March 2023, joblessness was highest among the 18-to-24-year-olds at 36 percent, followed by the 25-to-34-year-olds at 23.8 percent, those 45 years old and above at 15.9 percent, and the 35-to-44-year-olds at 11.7 percent.
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