The number of unemployed Filipinos has decreased from 11.7 million to 10.1 million individuals, based on the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results. The nationwide survey conducted last December 8 to 11 with 1,200 respondents found that joblessness rate among Filipinos at least 18 years old declined from 29.4 percent in August to 24.6 percent in December. The results were first published in Business World last Monday.

Source: Manila Bulletin - February 19, 2013