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Marcos eyes monthly job fairs across PH

(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the government was considering holding monthly job fairs across the country to further bring down the unemployment rate.

In a speech during the 2025 Jobstreet Career Con at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City, Marcos said the government has enhanced its job facilitation initiatives, which included holding job fairs, providing quality vacancies to jobseekers, and bringing down the country's unemployment rate.

«This is just a pilot project. If the turnout will be good, we plan to conduct this on a monthly basis,» the president said.

«It's not just here in Manila but in other areas as well so that others will no longer go to Manila. Let's go to other provinces where there are also applicants,» he added.

The president said the unemployment rate in the country has significantly dropped.

However, he said the labor market has changed, noting that companies' requirements have evolved, highlighting the need for workers to reskill and upskill.

«The number of unemployed Filipinos continues to decrease, and we're not yet done with that,» Marcos said.

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The president said the government has improved its support for job applicants, ensuring they would not leave job fairs wondering whether they would be hired or not.

He cited the reskilling programs offered by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, which help workers improve and gain additional skills to meet the qualifications sought by companies in various industries.

Based on the Philippine Statistics Authority's report in January 2025, the unemployment rate dropped in November as holiday job opportunities outweighed disruptions from last year's storms.

A nationwide survey conducted of 11,276 households showed there were 1.66 million individuals who were either unemployed or out of business in November, which was lower than the 1.97 million unemployed in October.

Advertisement President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (center) joins hundreds of applicants at the Jobstreet Career Con 2025 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City on Jan. 29, 2025. The event, dubbed 'Creating Connections You Seek,' is part of the government's bid to secure more
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