The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said yesterday that over one million jobs are still available in government job fairs nationwide. Earlier, about 800,000 jobseekers were hired after they availed themselves of the job vacancies offered at the government job fairs organized by the Public Employment Service Office (PESO). Citing an initial report from the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE), Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said about 500,000 of these applicants were from private sector, while the remaining 300,000 from the public sector. BLE Director Criselda Sy said the PESO, in cooperation with private firms, earlier held 1,179 job fairs nationwide.

Source: Manila Bulletin - October 20, 2011