00:00The number of Filipinos who have jobs increased in the first month of the year compared to the same period in 2024.
00:06The government continues to lay the groundwork to meet the needs of the labor sector.
00:12Details on the country's news by Denise Osorio of PCV Manila.
00:18According to the Philippine Statistics Authority or PSA, many Filipinos are looking for jobs in the first month of the year
00:24while lowering the total number of unemployed and underemployed in the country.
00:29The employment rate of the entire Philippines increased by 95.7% in January 2025.
00:34More than 48.49 million Filipinos have higher jobs than in January 2024 at 95.5%.
00:43Meanwhile, the unemployment rate of the country decreased by 4.3% in January 2025 from 4.5% last year.
00:52The underemployment rate also decreased by 13.3% from 13.7%.
00:57PSA Assistant Secretary Divina Gracia Del Prado explained that almost all added to the labor force are looking for jobs.
01:27PSA Assistant Secretary Divina Gracia Del Prado explained that almost all added to the labor force are looking for jobs.
01:34PSA Assistant Secretary Divina Gracia Del Prado explained that almost all added to the labor force are looking for jobs.
01:47The Bicol region has the highest unemployment rate of 6.5% while Zamboanga Peninsula has the lowest rate of 2.3%.
01:56However, the National Economic and Development Authority, or NEDA,
02:00said that the improvement of the labor market is considered vulnerable if there are government programs
02:06such as the Enterprise-Based Education and Training Program of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, or TESDA.
02:12In order to facilitate business in the Philippines,
02:15it is in accordance with the Create More Act in the current investment climate for more opportunities for Filipinos.
02:22Aside from this, the government is also strengthening the resilience of the agriculture sector through Artificial Intelligence, or AI,
02:30to prepare natural calamities and to support vulnerable employment in the agricultural sector.
02:37For PTV Manila, Denisse Osorio for Balitang Pambansa.
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