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Mideast conflict jobs impact possibly worse than Ukraine-Russia war – PSA

Lois Calderon — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:10:38 +0000

Manila, Philippines – Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) coming home to escape the Middle East conflict could exacerbate joblessness if they end up unemployed, an official of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Friday, March 13. The impact of the Middle East crisis on the labor market could be worse than what was seen during

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Unemployment worsens as builders shed jobs amid corruption scandal

Lois Calderon — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 07:03:25 +0000

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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Joblessness worsens in the aftermath of typhoons in November – PSA

Lois Calderon — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:14:36 +0000

Manila, Philippines – Joblessness worsened to 4.4 percent in November last year from 3.2 percent during the same month of 2024 as typhoons Tino and Uwan paralyzed economic activity in climate-vulnerable sectors, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Wednesday, Jan. 7. The Labor Force Survey showed job cuts of 590,000 in November alone, expanding

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Unemployment worsens as public works scandal dampens construction

Lois Calderon — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 06:38:06 +0000

Manila, Philippines – Unemployment worsened in October despite a thinner labor force month-on-month, with nearly half a million job cuts in the construction sector alone in wake of a corruption scandal that forced a suspension in public works. The jobless rate in October was 5 percent, worse than September’s 3.8 percent, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)

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