The Philippine Statistics Authority or PSA says the unemployment and underemployment in the Philippines decreased in November 2024, as businesses prepared for the holiday season.
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00:00The Philippine Statistics Authority, or PSA, says the unemployment and underemployment
00:05in the Philippines decreased in November 2024 as businesses prepared for the holiday season.
00:11The unemployment rate fell to 3.2 percent, with 1.66 million jobless Filipinos in November,
00:17down from the 3.6 percent in the same month in 2023.
00:21The underemployment rate also dropped to 10.8 percent, with 5.35 million Filipinos in November.
00:27National statistician Dennis Mapa says the manufacturing industry gained around 784,000
00:33more jobs year-on-year.
00:35The wholesale and retail sector experienced the highest increase in employment since October
00:392024, adding 746,000 jobs.
00:43Mapa says the growth in manufacturing and retail jobs in November was anticipated because
00:48of the holiday season.
00:50He also notes the holiday season was the factor behind the drop in underemployment rate, with
00:54more Filipinos getting hired in full-time jobs.
00:57Meantime, the agriculture and fisheries sector suffered the largest job losses since November
01:022023, with 1.99 million workers affected.