For full-year 2024, the average underemployment rate stood at 11.9 percent, lower than the 12.3 percent average in 2023. Mapa said the 2024 average underemployment rate was also the lowest since 2005.

The U-6 rate, which measures underemployment, recently rose to 8%, its highest reading since 2021. The gauge reflects individuals working part-time, people on temporary layoff, and those who have ...

The country's unemployment rate declined to 4.3 percent in January 2025, down from 4.5 percent recorded in January 2024, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday. Underemployment also ...

The country’s unemployment rate rose in January due to the seasonal drop in employment after the holiday season, coupled with ...

Underemployment is a real problem for Singaporeans, especially as they age and their wages are high, said NCMP Leong Mun Wai ...

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