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This is a list of regions and provinces of the Philippines by poverty rate as of 2021. The international poverty rate used by the World Bank is used in the following list. The national poverty rate of the Philippines was estimated to be at 22.4% in early 2023.
The Philippines ranked 69th out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index of 2022, with the level of hunger described as "moderate". [19] According to a 2018 study by the United Nations World Food Programme , while nearly all households in the Philippines can afford a diet that provides enough energy, only one third of the overall population ...
In 2010, half of the 2.9 million unemployed Filipinos were age 15–24. [21] More than half of the unemployed youth are stuck due to lack of job opportunities, lack of skills and the competition with older ones. This lack of training and skills and incompetence may be due to poor education. [15] On the other hand, there is the job and skill ...
This follows yesterday's weekly jobless claims number that showed filings of 6.6 million. So how are we to sort of regard these two reports, and how-- what they might tell us about each other?
Unemployment rate (2021) [1] This is a list of countries by unemployment rate.Methods of calculation and presentation of unemployment rate vary from country to country. Some countries count insured unemployed only, some count those in receipt of welfare benefit only, some count the disabled and other permanently unemployable people, some countries count those who choose (and are financially ...
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining near seven-month lows. Jobless claim applications fell by 2,000 to 213,000 for the week of Nov. 23, the Labor ...
The number of jobless Filipinos hit record-high of 17.7%, in April as the economic impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 caused the displacement of millions of workers. [ 206 ] July 1 – The Philippines signed a $26.5-million Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan which would finance the reforms needed to improve local property valuation and tax ...
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in six months last week as layoffs remain at relatively healthy levels. The Labor Department reported Thursday ...