00:00The number of unemployed people in the country decreased according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.
00:04This is what Vell Custodio reported.
00:08The employment rate in the Philippines increased by 96.9 percent
00:12based on the latest Labor Force Survey of the Philippine Statistics Authority in December 2024.
00:17This means that there are 50.9 million Filipinos who have jobs.
00:21Our employment rate for the whole year 2024 is 96.2 percent higher
00:28compared to the employment rate for the whole year 2023 which is 95.6 percent.
00:33The unemployment rate remains at 3.1 percent
00:37or the number of unemployed people.
00:38It also decreased to 10.9 percent under employment rate.
00:41There are more workers in the transportation, construction, and public services sectors.
00:46The National Capital Region is one of the first places where jobseekers are recruited.
00:51Generally, the NCR increased.
00:54The NCR's employment rate is high.
00:58The President also has a directive that job fairs will be held every month.
01:04Through the work for the country,
01:06job fairs will continue for the 12,000 graduating Pantawid Pamilabilipino Program Beneficiaries in Metro Manila
01:13in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development and PESO.
01:17Here in the NCR, we have displaced workers of the IGL of Pogo.
01:23That is why we are also having a job fair for our displaced workers of Pogo.
01:32The President has a directive that they should look for a job.
01:37Job fairs in Iloilo and Davao are scheduled for this month.
01:40Meanwhile, if the Congress passes the additional P200 minimum wage to private sectors,
01:46the DOLE is ready to conduct a labor inspection.
01:49We go to the employers, to our establishments,
01:55to see if they are compliant with the general labor standards
02:01that include the minimum wage.
02:05Also included in the labor inspection is if the social benefits given to the employees are correct.
02:11Vel Custodio, for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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