Unemployment in the Philippines
Preliminary Report One | Unemployment in the Philippines | | Ysabela carisse L. de Claro | 10/15/2012 |
Sociology A52 11236396 Output One in Sociology |
Our country faces problems like any country in the world. Poverty, crimes, environmental issues, etc. Some problems are rather easier to solve than others but one problem that is rather massive in the Philippines is unemployment. But what is unemployment? Unemployment according to the International Labour Organization occurs when people are without jobs and they actively looked for work. Job generation is one of the recurring themes the politicians never fail to mention during their election campaigns. But up to this point, the country is still on the losing side in the global jobs-generation field. According to the Central Intelligence website, the Philippines is the 80th country in the whole world with the lowest rate of unemployment. Filipinos today are having difficulty in finding a suitable job for themselves, with problems in the economy and absence of jobs, a lot of Filipinos today are struggling to find a career.
As of January 2012, 7.2% of the 40.3 million Filipinos in the labor force are currently unemployed. The Philippines topped Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, China and South Korea in terms of the unemployment rate, the BLES (Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics) said. In the Philippines, more individuals join the long list of jobless persons every year. It is such a waste that colleges and universities are producing graduates but due to present economic crisis, where unemployment is dominant, the increase in the number of graduates has aggregated the unpleasant situation. One of the main causes of unemployment in the Philippines is the unavailability of jobs provided. Due to the fast growing rate of the population in the Philippines, millions need jobs but only a few will be able to have one due to the absence of jobs present in the country. The lack of investors and
Sociology A52 11236396 Output One in Sociology |
Our country faces problems like any country in the world. Poverty, crimes, environmental issues, etc. Some problems are rather easier to solve than others but one problem that is rather massive in the Philippines is unemployment. But what is unemployment? Unemployment according to the International Labour Organization occurs when people are without jobs and they actively looked for work. Job generation is one of the recurring themes the politicians never fail to mention during their election campaigns. But up to this point, the country is still on the losing side in the global jobs-generation field. According to the Central Intelligence website, the Philippines is the 80th country in the whole world with the lowest rate of unemployment. Filipinos today are having difficulty in finding a suitable job for themselves, with problems in the economy and absence of jobs, a lot of Filipinos today are struggling to find a career.
As of January 2012, 7.2% of the 40.3 million Filipinos in the labor force are currently unemployed. The Philippines topped Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, China and South Korea in terms of the unemployment rate, the BLES (Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics) said. In the Philippines, more individuals join the long list of jobless persons every year. It is such a waste that colleges and universities are producing graduates but due to present economic crisis, where unemployment is dominant, the increase in the number of graduates has aggregated the unpleasant situation. One of the main causes of unemployment in the Philippines is the unavailability of jobs provided. Due to the fast growing rate of the population in the Philippines, millions need jobs but only a few will be able to have one due to the absence of jobs present in the country. The lack of investors and