Poll: 69% of Filipinos find it hard to find a job

Several pedestrians cross the bridge along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City, with some armed with umbrellas on an overcast (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler)

By Gabriela Baron

About 69% of Filipino adults said they find it hard to find a job, based on a recent survey released by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

Meanwhile, 11% said finding a job is easy these days, 16% answered it is neither easy nor hard, and 4% said they don’t know.

The poll also found that 50% were optimistic there will be more jobs offered for them in the next 12 months.

“Since 2009, except during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Filipinos have been more optimistic about job availability,” SWS noted.

The survey asked 1,200 Filipino adults nationwide. It was conducted from March 26 to 29.

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