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DOLE vows more support to boost employment chances
The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) plans to enhance its programs aimed at improving the employability and employment facilitation for Filipino youth and adults to address the remaining 4 percent unemployment rate.
The country's unemployment rate decreased to 3.7 percent in June 2025, with 1.95 million individuals unemployed, a notable drop from May's figures.
Correspondingly, the employment rate climbed to 96.3 percent in June, indicating that 185,000 individuals secured jobs within the month.
Dole attributes this positive trend to the robust growth observed in the industry sector, particularly in wholesale and retail trade, fishing and aquaculture, and construction.
Furthermore, the agency highlighted a substantial reduction in underemployed individuals, with their numbers falling by 840,000 from May to June.
This decrease in underemployment is linked to a significant rise in full-time employment and a corresponding decrease in part-time employment during the same period.
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