Unemployed Filipinos are beginning to change… for the
better.
The Social Weather Station has released a new survey, that
makes validation that the Duterte
administration is indeed making a “change” in the country. Unemployment has
always been one of the perennial problem for any administration, and the entry
of the new presidency has made significant ripple of changes in the country.
The SWS in its 4th quarter survey, they have released new
numbers that would really makes us smile. The SWS said that a 15.7 percent or
7.2 million adult were jobless in December 2017, the lowest rate in 13 years. *
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| Strong Leadership, political will, and peace and order are making significant changes in lowering the number of unemployed Filipinos in the country(photo credit to the owner) |
The survey includes unemployed Filipinos that have
voluntarily left their former employment, those who lost their jobs due to
economic circumstances beyond their control, and the first-time job seekers.
The survey showed that in December 2017 joblessness rate was
lower compared to September 2017, which showed 18.9 percent or 8.7 million
adults were jobless, and the lowest since March 2004 where around 9.8 percent
of adults were jobless.
Malacañan in its press statement were elated with the
results.
"The Duterte administration is indeed on the right
track in making sustainable and inclusive growth as part of our development
plan. Department of Budget and Management data showed infrastructure
disbursements jumping 44.8 percent year-on-year to P43.8 billion last
November," Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement.
1,200 Filipinos aged 18 and above- 300 each from Metro
Manila, Balance Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao were asked by the Social
Weather Station survey.
A unique data that was deduced from the survey, and that is
there is a very high ‘Optimism” of Filipinos in getting a job.
Of the respondents asked , 53 percent said they believe more
jobs will be available in the next 12 months, 24 percent said there will be no
change, and 12 percent said there will be fewer jobs. *
This put the net optimism at +41 or "excellent,"
the highest since 1998 or during the Estrada administration.
The net optimism is obtained by subtracting the number of
those who believe there will be fewer jobs (12 percent) from those who said
there will be more jobs available (53 percent).
During the signing of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and
Inclusion Act (TRAIN Law), Malacañan has declared that the Build Build Build
Infrastructure Program of the Duterte administration has a vison that it can
create more than million jobs a year.
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