Joblessness rate drops to 4.4% in November

MANILA, Philippines — The rate of joblessness eased in November as the number of unemployed Filipinos fell to 2.25 million. This brought the rate down to 4.4 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday.  The latest figure marked an improvement from October when 2.54 million Filipinos were jobless. Back then, the unemployment rate