DAVAO CITY —-The number of jobless Filipinos hit 2.26 million in April, this was the figure given by the Philippine Statistics Authority on Friday June 9.
In a press conference, National Statistician and PSA chief Claire Dennis Mapa reported that the number of unemployed persons aged 15 years old and above declined to 2.26 million in April 2023 from 2.76 million in April 2022, translating to an unemployment rate of 4.5% out of 50.31 million individuals in the labor force.
The figure shows a decrease compared to 2.42 million in March.
The number of jobless Filipinos continued its downward trajectory in April amid increased economic activity during the period.
The statistics is equivalent to a national unemployment rate of 4.5%.
Mapa had been reiterating during previous briefings that the Philippines’ unemployment situation has been recording improvements since the latter part of 2022, with the Marcos administration doing away with hard lockdowns.
