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Official figures show joblessness declining to 4.65 percent in May, but over 126,000 workers lost formal-sector jobs in the first five months of 2026
Frozen infrastructure spending, rising unemployment, and persistent inflation combine to stall Southeast Asia's once-buoyant consumption engine
More Filipinos entered the workforce in June, but the economy failed to generate sufficient positions to absorb the influx, official data show.
June data shows 2.59 million unemployed despite 50.66 million employed Filipinos, as workforce participation surges to 65.1%
Nearly half of 650,000 first-time labor market entrants in June failed to secure work, pushing unemployment to 4.9% and underscoring a mismatch between graduate supply and job creation.
Employment gains slowed sharply in May while trend unemployment reached a four-year peak, signaling a gradual labor market correction as the Reserve Bank weighs its next move.
