DOLE organizes 216,000 job openings for Labor Day

Over 216,000 job vacancies, including 181,933 local and 34,211 overseas opportunities, will be available in nationwide job fairs organized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for the 123rd Labor Day.

These job fairs will be held in at least 69 sites across the country with the participation of approximately 2,281 employers.

Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma aims to surpass the number of vacancies offered in 2024, noting that more positions may become available closer to the date.

Job seekers at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City can apply for positions from major companies such as Union Bank, Meralco, DMCI Construction, 2Go Group, McDonald's, SM, Robinsons, San Miguel Foods, Aboitiz, Toyota, Honda, Accenture, Epson, and BDO.

The National Capital Region leads with over 63,000 job offers, followed by Central Luzon with around 32,000, Calabarzon with over 18,000, Western Visayas with nearly 18,000, and Zamboanga Peninsula with more than 13,000.

The unemployment rate in the Philippines fell to 3.8 percent in February, a decrease from 4.3 percent the previous month.