00:00 the number of Filipinos with jobs will increase this August.
00:04 This is according to the Philippine Statistics Authority,
00:07 where it also came out that the number of Filipinos
00:12 who are not full-time in their jobs or what is called under-employment is increasing.
00:17 The center of the news is from Mel Alesmora.
00:20 The improvement of the employment situation in the Philippines is continuing,
00:26 also in line with the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr.
00:31 In fact, the number of Filipinos without jobs is still decreasing
00:36 along with the increase of the employment rate in the country.
00:39 Based on the latest data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority,
00:44 if in July, the unemployment rate in the country was 4.8%,
00:48 this August, it still decreased to 4.4%,
00:52 it means that the number of people who have jobs increased.
00:55 As a result, the number of employed persons in the country
00:58 will exceed 48 million this August,
01:02 which is higher than the 44.65 million in July.
01:07 As for the issue of underemployed workers or non-full-time workers
01:12 or regular or low-income workers who are looking for better opportunities,
01:17 the number decreased to 11.7% this August from 15.9% in July.
01:24 According to Claire Dennis Mapa, our national statistician,
01:28 among the industries that have the highest increase in the employment rate
01:33 are the fishing and aquaculture, construction and the agriculture sector.
01:38 The ones that have a big increase are the self-employed and the unpaid family workers.
01:46 So the increase, while we have a higher number,
01:50 unfortunately in terms of the class of workers,
01:54 the quality of job is not that high, particularly the unpaid family workers.
01:59 What I explained is that there were economic opportunities,
02:04 particularly the preparatory to the school opening,
02:08 and the agri-sector where planting occurred.
02:13 Melalas Moras for the nation.
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