PSA: Unemployment down to 5.8% in March
With the COVID-19 pandemic gradually easing out, more and more Filipino workers are getting jobs, government statistics showed. Meanwhile, the ...
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Unemployment in China jumps as COVID surge rattles business
BEIJING, China—Unemployment in China rose and youth unemployment spiked in the first months of the year, data showed Tuesday, as ...
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Flat trading expected; eyes on inflation, unemployment
Share prices are expected to keep their sideways movement this week on rising new infections that will may temper any ...
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Listen to and engage the private sector
"Innovativeness and nimbleness are natural traits of the business sector in contrast to the regulatory and bureaucratic government culture." The ...
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DOF: Managing health risks key to lower unemployment
The Department of Finance said over the weekend the unemployment and underemployment rates in the country could go down further ...
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Rody: No cash aid for workers yet
Despite rising unemployment, Malacanang said Tuesday the government is not yet considering new cash assistance for jobless Filipinos. Palace spokesman ...
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Unemployment rate eases to 8.7%; recovery signs–Neda
The unemployment rate in the country improved to 8.7 percent in October from 10 percent in July and 17.6 percent ...
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More are still unemployed
"The number could have been lower if the economy were opened further “coupled with the provision of safe and sufficient ...
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Virus-hit UK firms get extra wage support
London, United Kingdom—The British government on Friday said it would pay up to two-thirds of staff monthly wages to firms ...
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