Philippine employment
Job-destroying growth debunks stable labor market claims – IBON
November 6, 2025
Recent job losses show how unstable the Philippine labor market remains, reflecting the weakness of the overall economy.
Gov’t claims of quality job expansion misleading amid worsening informality and rise in part-timers – IBON
August 6, 2025
Fewer underemployed people is not an indication that the jobs situation is improving.
Healthy labor market? Over 2M increase in poorly paid Filipinos says otherwise – IBON
July 8, 2025
May 2025 labor force figures do not show decent jobs being created, but a deepening jobs crisis marked by rising informality, falling job quality, and stagnant wages.
What’s not being said about PH employment
April 11, 2025
The actual situation of millions of Filipinos, not official statistics, are the main determinant of how bad the jobs situation is.
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.
Govt’s labor market optimism disregards hardship of Filipino workers
February 7, 2025
The Marcos Jr administration’s optimism over the labor market shows it deliberately ignores Filipino workers’ reality.
What robust labor market?
January 18, 2025
Unemployment in Southeast Asia
January 16, 2025
The Philippines has the second highest unemployment rate in the region, despite the Marcos Jr administration’s hype of a “robust” labor market.
