00:00The number of unemployed people in the country is falling again
00:03based on the latest Labor Force Survey of the Philippine Statistics Authority or PSA.
00:08This is Noel Talacay's report.
00:12More than 400,000 Filipinos have left the under-employment status
00:17based on the November 2024 Labor Force Survey of the Philippine Statistics Authority or PSA.
00:24Based on the results of the survey,
00:265.35 million Filipinos are now in the under-employment status.
00:31This is falling compared to the number of 5.79 million Filipinos in the country in November 2023.
00:39The transportation and storage is increasing.
00:41We have a decrease in the number of under-employed, around 144,000.
00:47And the big contributor is passenger land transport.
00:51This is also one of the contributors to the increase in the number of unemployed persons.
00:56Of course, this is related to activities during the holiday season.
01:03More than 170,000 Filipinos are now in the under-employment status.
01:12Based on the survey, 1.66 million Filipinos are now in the under-employment status.
01:17This is falling compared to the number of 1.83 million Filipinos in the country in November 2023.
01:25According to the PSA, those working in the agricultural sector are the largest number of unemployed persons.
01:33Based on the survey, more than 1.99 million farmers and fishermen have lost their jobs.
01:39According to MAPA, this is due to the recent typhoons.
01:44However, the number of manufacturing and accommodation services workers and wage and salary workers is increasing.
01:55We have a decrease in the number of agricultural sector workers and fishing workers due to the typhoons.
02:02But we have an increase in the number of manufacturing and accommodation services workers and wage and salary workers.
02:12Based on the month-on-month data in our survey, the number of unemployed persons is increasing.
02:181.38 million Filipinos were employed in November 2024.
02:25In total, 49.54 million Filipinos were employed.
02:31This number increased in October 2024 to 48.16 million Filipinos.
02:38According to the PSA, five major industries increased the number of employment in the country in November 2024.
02:46These are manufacturing, accommodation and food service activities,
02:50human health and social work activities,
02:53transportation and storage,
02:55and other service activities.
02:57Noel Talacay for Panmasang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
