The number of unemployed persons grew to 3.5 million in October, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday.
The figure is higher compared to the 3.07 million recorded in July 2021 but lower than the 3.81 million reported in October 2020, the PSA said.
“Sa populasyon ng 15 taong gulang pataas, ang bilang ng nasa labor force o mga indibidwal na employed o unemployed ay naitala sa 47.33 million nitong Oktubre 2021,” the PSA said on Twitter.
(For the 15 year old and above population, the number of those in labor force or individuals who are either employed or unemployed is at 47.33 million this October 2021.)
A total of 43,181 households participated in the October 2021 Labor Force Survey, while 121,990 participated in the July 2021 survey and 43,503 in the October 2020 survey.
