National Statistics Office (NSO) employment reports released today shows the Philippines is “better off” than other countries, with its estimated 34.3 million employed persons in January 2009.
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director-General and Planning Secretary Ralph Recto, said the NSO report shows the country’s employment rate at 92.3 percent.
“The NSO report’s backdrop was the global recession, yet we fared better than the others,” Recto pointed out. (PND)
