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NCR businesses to gain lifeline in Alert Level 2

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 05:57 PM

The lowering of COVID-19 restrictions in Metro Manila to Alert Level 2 will provide struggling businesses a much-needed lifeline in time for the Christmas spending season. Read more »

Leody proposes ‘aggressive’ jobs generation program to address unemployment rate spike

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 03:33 PM

Labor leader and presidential candidate Leody De Guzman said Friday an “aggressive” jobs generation program would help address the rise of unemployment in the country. Read more »

4.25 milyong Pinoy walang trabaho noong Setyembre: PSA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 07:46 PM

Ibig sabihin, may 4.25 milyong Pilipino ang walang trabaho noong Setyembre, mula 3.88 milyon noong Agosto. Read more »

Unemployment rate ng PH pinakamataas mula Hulyo 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 06:54 PM

Naitala ang unemployment rate ng Pilipinas sa 8.9 porsiyento noong Setyembre na pinakamataas na antas mula Hulyo 2020. Read more »

Joblessness in farms also due to imports: Agri group

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 03:45 PM

Poultry farmers said the spike in the unemployment rate in agriculture was also due to the government’s policies promoting the importation of meat Read more »

4.25 million Filipinos jobless in September: gov't

Warren De Guzman and Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 04 07:24 PM

Unemployment is at 8.9 percent in September compared to 8.1 percent in August, which is equivalent to 4.25 million jobless Filipinos. Read more »

UK's Heathrow Airport flags tepid travel recovery until 2026

Reuters
Posted at Oct 26 03:14 PM

Britain's Heathrow Airport Ltd said on Tuesday it was still reporting losses and does not expect air traffic to recover completely until at least 2026. Read more »

One in three UK music jobs wiped out by COVID

Marie-Louise Gumuchian, Reuters
Posted at Oct 19 02:28 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out one in three jobs in the UK music industry, a trade body said on Tuesday, as it called for government support. Read more »

VP Robredo seeks stimulus package for MSMEs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 03:49 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday called for a stimulus package for small businesses as they struggle to keep their employees following the impact of COVID-19 restrictions. Read more »

Hospital group fears losing workers to jobs abroad

Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 05:27 PM

The government should ensure that the country's health workers are compensated and that benefits are given accordingly to prevent further decline as they seek opportunities abroad. Read more »

PH unemployment accelerates to 8.1 percent in August

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 30 10:23 AM

Unemployment is at 8.1 percent for the month of August compared to 6.9 percent in July, which means 3.88 million Filipinos were jobless. Read more »

DOF: SSS released P2.62-B unemployment benefits

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 01:43 PM

About 196,000 SSS members received P2.62 billion in unemployment benefits, most of which were released during the COVID-19 pandemic, the DOF said. Read more »

Unemployment rate eases, underemployment rises in July

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 03:43 PM

Fewer people were jobless in July, but more people also said their jobs were insufficient that month and were looking for more work. Read more »

U.S. businesses still facing worker shortage as pandemic drags on

Paul Garilao | TFC News Florida
Posted at Aug 20 04:33 PM

Both the U.S. government and the private sector scramble to find ways to attract employees as businesses continue to face worker shortage. Read more »

PH had most working hours lost in ASEAN due to pandemic

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 13 02:15 PM

The Philippines has suffered from the highest working hour losses among the ASEAN countries last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an International Labor Organization study released Friday. Read more »

'Crucial' lockdown to have 'temporary impact' on employment: economic managers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 11:44 AM

The lockdown in Metro Manila meant to arrest the spread of the new COVID-19 Delta variant will have a temporary impact on employment, the administration's economic managers said Tuesday. Read more »

Unemployment steady in June, but underemployment rises

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 03 10:20 AM

The Philippines' unemployment rate was steady in June but the underemployment rate was higher, the state statistics bureau said on Tuesday. Read more »

Govt urged to create more manufacturing jobs, special economic zones

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 12:26 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte should have spoken more about jobs in his final State of the Nation Address, a senator said Tuesday. Read more »

ADB approves new $400 million loan to support youth employment in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 09:38 AM

The Asian Development Bank on Tuesday said it has approved a $400 million (P20.1 billion) loan to help expand the employment and skills program of the Filipino youth. Read more »

Jobs are top of mind for Filipinos on eve of Duterte's final SONA: Pulse Asia

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 26 11:59 AM

The survey, conducted last June 7-16, 2021, showed "Creating more jobs or livelihood" as the top issue for Filipinos at 38 percent, followed by "Improving the national economy" at 35 percent, and "Controlling inflation" at 33 percent.  Read more »