3.76M Pinoy jobless


UMABOT sa 3.76 milyong Pilipino ang walang trabaho noong Hulyo, mas mataas ng humigit-kumulang 600,000 kumpara noong Mayo, ayon Philippine Statistics Authority.


Ani PSA National Statistician Claire Dennis Mapa, napako naman sa 7.7 porsyento ang unemployment rate sa bansa.


“The labor force participation rate (LFPR) in June 2021 was registered at 65 percent or about 48.84 million Filipinos 15 years and over who were either employed or unemployed,” sabi ni Mapa.


“This is higher than the LFPR reported in May (64.6 percent), April (63.2 percent), February (63.5 percent) and January (60.5 percent) of the same year,” dagdag niya.


Nasa 92.3 ang employment rate noong Hunyo kung saan 45.08 milyon ang may trabaho samantalang nasa 14.2 porsyento naman ang underemployment rate kumpara sa 12.3 porsiyento noong Mayo.–WC