jobless Archives - newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph/tag/jobless/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 07:03:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 /wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-logo-nwp-32x32.png jobless Archives - newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph/tag/jobless/ 32 32 Unemployment worsens as builders shed jobs amid corruption scandal https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2026/02/06/unemployment-worsens-as-builders-shed-jobs-amid-corruption-scandal/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 07:03:25 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p=684900 Manila, Philippines – The Philippine labor market capped 2025 with just 172,000 new jobs – on a net basis – created, the most modest gain in post-COVID years, according to data the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released on Friday, Feb. 6. The full-year unemployment rate worsened to an annual 4.2 percent in 2025, from 3.8

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