Record-high unemployment rate grossly exaggerated: Diokno – Philippine News Agency

The Philippines’ 17.7 percent record-high unemployment rate last April does not reflect the true picture of the economy and the jobs market due to the impact of the global pandemic, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno said.In a Viber message to…

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