The Philippines' unemployment rate held steady in January, preliminary figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed on Friday.
The jobless rate stood at 5.8 percent in January, the same as in the previous month. In the corresponding month last year, the rate was 4.3 percent.
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.