The underemployment data showed continued improvements in job quality, largely driven by the drop in the invisibly underemployed, particularly the manufacturing (-251,000) and wholesale & retail trade (-220,000) subsectors, the Department of Economy, Planning and Development.

Meanwhile, the unemployment rate among the youthin June 2025 grew to 9.4 percent from 8.6 percent.

“These gains reflect the impact of our sustained efforts to improve the overall business climate and create high-quality jobs. However, we remain cautious due to the slight uptick in unemployment, particularly among the youth,'' said DEPDev Secretary Arsenio Balisacan.

To address this, we are committed to enhancing workforce competitiveness by aligning education and training systems with industry needs and accelerate interventions to improve school-to-work transitions and youth employability,” said Balisacan. DEPDev Public Relations