Published December 15, 2020, 12:06 PM
TACLOBAN CITY – The employment rate in Eastern Visayas in October, 2020, was estimated at 94.7 percent, the second highest among the regions in the country, a report from the Philippine Statistics Authority – Regional Statistical Services Office 8 (PSA-RSSO 8), based here said on Tuesday.
PSA-RSSO 8 Regional Director Wilma Perante said this figure is the highest reported in Eastern Visayas following the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdowns in April, 2020, at 85.7 percent, and in July, 2020, at 91.9 percent.
Perante clarified this is 1.1 percentage points lower than the 95.8 percent employment rate during the same period last year.
She said the employment rate is the proportion of employed persons to the total labor force.