The employment rate rose to 94.3 percent, with 45.63 million people having jobs. The figure was 2.61 million higher than the 43.02 million in January and the 43.27 million in April, Mapa said. Agriculture accounted for 1.1 million of the 1.3 million net job losses, while services accounted for 0.5 million. We must now focus on accelerating our growth by strengthening our domestic economy and investing in the education and development of our children," Chua said. A stronger domestic economy "will help secure better employment opportunities for future generations," he said.

Source: Manila Times June 11, 2022 05:25 UTC