Falling employment, rising underemployment confirm worsening joblessness

June 9, 2026

NEWS

The overall labor force picture is of an economy that is still not creating enough work.

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.

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.

PH economy beyond official press releases

January 14, 2026

FEATURES

Jobs and poverty tell a different story.

Unstable labor market

November 27, 2025

Half-million drop in manufacturing: Jobs crisis highlights urgency of Filipino industrialization – IBON

June 8, 2025

Despite government claims of job resilience, research group IBON said that the country’s jobs crisis persists with significant manufacturing losses and worsening quality of work. The year-on-year increase in unemployed and underemployed Filipinos, lack of decent work, and huge drop in manufacturing jobs underscore the urgent need for a serious national industrialization strategy to create […]

Falling employment, higher underemployment signs of unsolved PH jobs crisis-IBON

May 8, 2025

The rise in underemployment reflects the unresolved jobs crisis where existing jobs pay poorly.

Worsening informality behind rise in employment – IBON

April 8, 2025

Worsening jobs informality and lack of gainful work is driving the rise in employment and big decline in underemployment as indicated in the latest official data.