Philippine employment

Worsening informality behind rise in employment – IBON

Abril 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

Pebrero 7, 2025

The Marcos Jr administration’s optimism over the labor market shows it deliberately ignores Filipino workers’ reality.

Unemployment in Southeast Asia

Enero 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.

The decline in employment in November 2024 shows that hyped rapid economic growth is jobless. Labor force participation has also shrunk, likely including many Filipinos discouraged from actively seeking work due to the lack of decent job opportunities. Most Filipinos lack savings and are so poor that they can’t afford to be unemployed. But because […]

Filipino workers struggling despite reported drop in unemployment, underemployment — IBON

Enero 8, 2025

The decline in unemployment and underemployment should be a positive development, but it seems that millions of Filipinos are still not feeling the benefits of a “robust” labor market.

Unpacking data shows labor market getting worse — IBON

Nobyembre 11, 2024

NEWS ANALYSIS

The nation needs leaders that genuinely care about the worsening welfare of Filipino citizens and are willing to push radical and meaningful measures that will really create better-quality jobs and higher incomes.

Most new jobs in sectors with lowest pay — IBON

Agosto 8, 2024

Most jobs being created pay so low that millions of Filipinos still do not earn enough to pay for their basic needs especially amid high prices and rising inflation.

Hunger rise, extensive poverty debunks jobs improvement hype — IBON

Mayo 8, 2024

Government’s constant hype of “labor market improvement” is not being felt by many Filipinos struggling with poor quality jobs and, as a result, are falling into worsening hunger and widespread poverty.