While the country’s labor force population aged 15 and above increased by 1.72 million from July 2016 to July 2017, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported a decline in the labor force participation rate to 60.6% from 63.2% in the same period. The employment rate went down to 94.4% in July 2017 from 94.6% in July 2016. The number of unemployed persons went up by 41,000, while underemployment went down by 593,000. >>read complete document
