BusinessWorld E-paper
September 9, 2026
THE PHILIPPINES’ unemployment rate jumped to the highest in four years in July, as the labor force expanded faster than employment, leaving 3.14 million Filipinos without jobs.
The unemployment rate rose for a third straight month to 6.01% in July, from 5.3% a year earlier and 4.9% in June, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday.
