Philippines jobless rate drops
The number of people out of work in the Philippines for the quarter to July eased slightly to 7.4 percent, the government said Tuesday.
The year-earlier figure stood at 7.8 percent, while the figure in the previous quarter ending in April was 8.0 percent.
The Philippines labour force stood at 37.3 million out of 58.1 million Filipinos aged 15 years or older.
The services sector employed 50.2 percent of the total, while 35 percent worked in farming and 14.8 percent were in industry.
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