MANILA, Philippines — The number of unemployed Filipinos declined to 2.03 million in August, down from 2.59 million in July, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Wednesday.
This decrease corresponds to a jobless rate of 3.9 percent in August, a significant drop from 5.3 percent recorded in the previous month.
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Meanwhile, 5.38…
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