BusinessWorld E-paper
March 7, 2025
THE PHILIPPINES’ unemployment rate in January rose to its highest level in six months, as hiring declined after the holiday season, the statistics agency said on Thursday.
Preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) Labor Force Survey showed the jobless rate at 4.3% in January, slightly lower than 4.5% a year ago but higher than 3.1% in December.
