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Jobless rate dips but underemployment up
FEWER Filipinos were without jobs in April, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data showed on Tuesday, but the number of those looking for more work rose. Unemployment slipped to 4.7 percent from 5.0 percent in March, the PSA reported, but was higher compared to the year-earlier 4.1 percent. The number of working-age Filipinos with jobs was 2.41 million, rising from 2.06 million in April 2025. It fell, however, from March’s 2.58 million. Underemployment, which counts those looking for m
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