Philippines' unemployment rate rises to 4.5 per cent in June

MANILA (Xinhua): The Philippines' unemployment rate in June rose to 4.5 per cent from 4.3 per cent in May, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Wednesday (Aug 9).

The PSA head Dennis Mapa told a news conference that the number of unemployed people rose to 2.33 million from 2.17 million in May. The unemployment rate in June 2022 was 6 per cent.