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00:00 The highest employment rate in the last 18 years,
00:03 was recorded by the Philippine Statistics Authority
00:05 in the latest Labor Force Survey.
00:07 95.8% was the recorded employment rate
00:11 or the number of people who have jobs in the country this October.
00:13 The lowest unemployment rate in the last 18 years
00:16 was recorded this October,
00:18 which was 4.2%.
00:20 The same was recorded in November 2022.
00:23 Among the industries that have the most jobs,
00:27 are wholesale and retail trade, agriculture and forestry,
00:31 and accommodation and food and service activities.
00:34 According to the PSA,
00:36 one of the reasons why Filipinos have more jobs
00:39 is because of the number of businesses
00:42 that have a connection to Christmas.
00:45 You have bazaars opening during weekends,
00:48 our restaurants are adding additional workers.
00:54 This is where we see where the source of our increase in employment is.
01:00 The National Economic and Development Authority hopes
01:04 that more people will work in the government's request
01:08 for investors and future infrastructure projects.
01:12 Italy is interested in employing more Filipino nurses
01:17 according to the Italian Embassy in the Philippines.
01:20 According to Italian Ambassador to the Philippines, Marco Clemente,
01:23 aside from nurses, Italy is also interested in high-level skilled workers,
01:27 like Filipino engineers.
01:29 Earlier, the Italian Embassy launched a new visa application center
01:34 that is focused on Italian tourism.
01:37 For GMA Integrated News, J.P. Soriano, your witness.
01:43 [music]

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