Number of jobless Filipinos rises to 2.26M in December

MANILA, Philippines — More Filipinos were jobless in December as their number increased slightly to 2.26 million despite the onset of the holiday season, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday. This was up from 2.25 million unemployed Filipinos in November. However, the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.4 percent READ: Joblessness rate drops