EMPLOYMENT in information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) from January to September rose threefold, according to the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). PEZA director general Tereso Panga noted the IT-BPM sector's significant growth as it offered 16,556 jobs compared to the 5,427 in the same period in 2023.
EMPLOYMENT in information technology and business process management from January to September rose threefold, according to the Philippine Economic Zone Authority .
. Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed the number of individuals with jobs reached 49.15 million in August, up from July's 47.70 million and from a year-earlier 48.07 million.This means employment rate climbed by 96 percent compared to 95.3 percent in the previous month, and 2023's 95.6 percent. The services sector comprised the bulk of employment at 63.3 percent, followed by agriculture and industry at 19.3 and 17.4 percent, respectively.
IT-BPM Jobs Triple From Jan-Sept
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