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PH retains June 2022 employment rate; higher than last year
With the unemployment rate also remaining the same at 6.0 percent, Mapa said it translates to 2.99 million unemployed Filipinos out of 49.58 million who were in the labor force in June 2022, lower than the registered rate of 7.7 percent in June 2021. (File Photo: Niña Venus/Unsplash)
MANILA – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Monday that the country’s employment rate for June 2022 remained nearly the same as the 94.0 percent listed in May but higher than the 92.3 percent recorded during the same period last year.
Undersecretary Dennis Mapa, National Statistician and Civil Registrar General, said 46.59 million Filipinos who are 15 years old and above were employed in June 2022, higher than the 46.08 million employed in May.
With the unemployment rate also remaining the same at 6.0 percent, Mapa said it translates to 2.99 million unemployed Filipinos out of 49.58 million who were in the labor force in June 2022, lower than the registered rate of 7.7 percent in June 2021.
He said increased employment rate in the general public administration and activities subsector at 164,000 was recorded in June.
“Ang malaking nagdagdag dito ay isa ‘yung (One of the big increase here is the) defense activities. Ito ay sakop ang (This includes) administration, supervision, and operation of military defense affairs; land/sea combat forces of Army, Navy, and Air Force reserve; and auxiliary forces of the Defense establishment. Ito ay may dagdag na 37,000. So malamang maraming nire-recruit ‘yung ating Armed Forces na bagong mga sundalo (This increased to 37,000. So maybe the Armed Forces has recruited many new soldiers),” Mapa said in a press briefing.
Among the subsectors, Mapa also took note of agriculture and forestry (1.26 million); education (141,000); mining and quarrying (138,000); and other service activities (132,000).
The subsectors which decreased employment include wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (minus 1.22 million); manufacturing (minus 101,000); accommodation and food service activities ( minus 91,000); transportation and storage (minus 90,000); and financial and Insurance activities (minus 55,000).
“The way I assess it, ito ‘yung parang mga (this is like the) non-essential items na baka dahil nga siguro sa paghihigpit sa (that maybe because of the tighter) budget, ay medyo bumawas ‘yung ating (we slightly reduced our) consumption dito kaya nabawasan din ‘yung bilang ng may trabaho sa mga ganitong (here that is why the number of employed also decreased in these) subsectors,” Mapa explained.
The underemployment rate in June 2022 was down to 12.6 percent from 14.5 percent in May 2022 which translates to a decrease of 780,000 underemployed persons from 6.67 million to 5.89 million.
Underemployment is defined as working at less than full-time or regular jobs or at jobs inadequate with respect to the training or economic needs.
RENE ROSE ORIOL
August 8, 2022 at 11:59 PM
Maraming Nawalan ng trabaho dahil sa Pandemic. Marami Negosyo ang Nagsara.Sobrang mahal ng bilihin ngayon at ang hirap maghanap ng trabaho. Mas marami ang naghihirap ngayong Pilipino. Karamihan sa atin ay gipit na gipit. Lhat ng paraan at trabaho ay papasukin may maipakain lang sa Pamilya. Marami ang napilitang mag apply sa Military para lang kumita ng pera.kulang na kulang ang sahod ng empleyadong minimum earner. Sana magkaroon ng programa ang Gobyerno para sa mga nawalan ng trabaho at naluging Negosyo lalo na yung mga industriyang lubos na naapektuhan ng Pandemya. Magkaroon ng sapat na trabaho at bumaba na sana ang mga bilihin. At wag ng magdagdag ng buwis na magpapahirap sa pasanin ng mga Pilipino magkaroon ng programa na tutulong sa Poorest of the poor ng mabawasan ang krimen. Dahil sa hirap ng buhay. Ang iba sa ating ay napipilitang magnakaw para lang may mailagay sa kumakalam na sikmura. At may maipakain sa Pamilya.
Teresa Belmin
August 9, 2022 at 8:32 AM
Maliban sa pagsasara ng madaming establishemento habang nasa kalagitnaan tayo ng Pandemya,isa din siguro sa dahilan ng patuloy na pagtaas ng under employment rate dito sa atin ay yung mga standards at qualifications ng mga kompanya at employer.Kahit may College diploma o may natapos kang kurso kung hindi ka rin pasok sa mga qualifications ng Job Order na kanilang hinahanap di ka rin matatanggap ang resulta,mag apply ka na lang sa ibang trabaho na mas mababa ang sweldo o mas worst mabakante ka ng matagal tagal na panahon kase wala ng budget sa pag asikaso at pag process mo para makahanap ng trabaho para may pagkuhaan nang ipangbubuhay at ipangbibili ng mga basic needs ng ating Pamilya.Sana walain na yung sobrang higpit sa qualifications na hinahanap ng mga employer para lahat ng gustong makapagtrabaho ay mabigyan ng pagkakataon na magkaroon ng maayos at stable na trabaho para may maipangtustos sa pang araw araw na pangangailangan ng kani kanilang mga Pamilya.
Jasmin Da-ang
August 10, 2022 at 4:43 AM
Madami ang naapektuhang mga pilipinong manggagawa simula ng magpandemic sana bumalik n sa dati kc hirap n ang mga pilipino kung papaano pa makakaraos sa araw araw lalo na sa dami ng naapektuhan at naghirap lalo n ngaun napakamamahal n ng mga bilihin.. Doble ingat nlng po taung lahat palagi p din mag suot ng facemask para kht papaano may proteksyon.. Sana tumaas naman ang mga sahod sa sunod tumataas ang mga bilihin pero ang sahod naman ng mga tao hindi tumataas.