Statistics Canada data shows that immigrants have a high rate of employment

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2022 12:00:07 +0000

Statistics Canada has released the Labour Force Survey data for October 2022. Overall, the rate of unemployment has recovered from increases over May-September but is still consistent with September at 5.2%. The biggest gains in employment were in manufacturing, construction and accommodation and food services while employment decreased in wholesale and retail trade, as well […]

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SSS: P178-M unemployment benefits released in 2019

Credit to Author: Eireene Jairee Gomez| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:15:20 +0000

The Social Security System (SSS) on Wednesday reported it has released P178 million worth of benefits in 2019 under its unemployment benefit or involuntary separation insurance program. In a statement, SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora Ignacio said the pension fund received 15,151 unemployment benefit applications last year of which 14,895 were approved and translated […]

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SWS: Fewer Filipinos unemployed in Q4 2019

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 08:00:58 +0000

FEWER Filipinos were unemployed in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the latest survey from the Social Weather Stations (SWS) released on Tuesday. The poll from December 13 to 16 among 1,200 respondents nationwide showed the unemployment rate at 17.5 percent, which translates to 7.9 million jobless adult Filipinos. This is four percentage points […]

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American paradox: Deficit widens even as economy grows

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 03:10:20 +0000

American paradox: Deficit widens even as economy grows

President Donald Trump likes to take credit for the US economy, with historic low unemployment and few signs of rising prices, but his promises that surging growth would pay for massive tax cuts are falling flat.

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Unemployment under Duterte administration will continue to worsen — IBON Foundation

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2019 06:46:56 +0000

Unemployment under Duterte administration will continue to worsen -- IBON Foundation

The unemployment crisis in the country will continue to worsen under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, IBON Foundation

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