‘They feel that they need extra hours pa or a new job kasi hindi ganun kalaki ‘yung income,’ national statistician Dennis Mapa says about the more than 7 million underemployed Filipinos

The latest July Labor Force Survey shows that 7,104,00 workers (15.9%) consider themselves “underemployed” – meaning that they either need more hours in their current job, a new job with more working hours, or an additional job to supplement their income.

This figure is higher than the 12.0% in June 2023 and the 13.8% in the same period last year. In fact, it’s the highest underemployment rate since November 2021, when it reached 16.6%.

  • @SygheilBEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    Because of shitty pay and in order to compensate to uncontrollable inflation rates in our country. They need to do more workload but is it worthy in wages?