unemployment
Jobs crisis deepens as PH unemployment surges, becomes worst in the region—IBON
November 6, 2026
The September surge in Philippine unemployment is the worst among Southeast Asian countries and exposes how millions of Filipinos are struggling to eke out a living amid a worsening jobs crisis under Pres. Marcos Jr, said research group IBON. The administration’s longstanding overreliance on attracting foreign investments and market-driven upskilling of Filipino workers has failed […]
Sharp rise in unemployment, surge in part-time and informal work signal worsening jobs crisis—IBON
September 9, 2026
More people being counted as employed does not mean that Filipino families are becoming more economically secure.
Bleak jobs situation bursts Marcos admin’s UMIC bubble – IBON
July 8, 2026
UMIC status is irrelevant when considering that millions of Filipinos are struggling to make a living or find decent employment.
Headline figures mask crisis of informal, volatile labor—IBON
May 6, 2026
The data underscore an economy without stable foundations. Agriculture and manufacturing are critical for broad-based and sustainable growth but continue to fluctuate and deteriorate, while services mainly absorb displaced workers in insecure and low-quality employment.
Unemployment rate in Southeast Asia
April 30, 2026
The jobs crisis is real. With weak growth and job-generating economic engines, PH has the highest unemployment in Southeast Asia, followed by Myanmar, Vietnam, Singapore, and Thailand, per available data.
IBON Executive Director on higher unemployment rate
March 15, 2026
Highest joblessness since 2022 due to economy’s structural defects
March 15, 2026
The Marcos Jr administration needs to acknowledge and urgently address these problems, which cannot be reduced to last year’s corruption controversies and will only worsen as global oil shocks bear down in the coming months.
Labor market in crisis, not merely slowing down
February 9, 2026
NEWS
Recently released labor force data point to a deepening jobs crisis, not a mere “slowdown in momentum” as the Marcos Jr administration claims.
Unstable labor market
November 27, 2025
