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THE agriculture sector generated more than 500,000 jobs as the country recorded increased labor participation based on December employment rate data.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In a news forum in Quezon City on Saturday, Socioeconomic planning Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon said labor force participation went up in the country as shown in the December 2023 data.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cIyong pinakamalaking job creation ay sa industry \u2013 almost 900,000 po iyong sa industry; followed by agriculture mga lampas 500,000 iyon; and then iyong sa services mga 100,000,\u201d said Edillon of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cSo, this is exactly the kind of profile na we want na mas marami talaga iyong manggagaling sa industry,\u201d she pointed out.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) December 2023 Labor Force Survey, the agriculture and industry sectors accounted for 24.4 percent and 18.3 percent of the employed persons, respectively.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Agriculture and forestry are at the top five sub-sectors in terms of annual increase in the number of employed persons in December 2023, accounting 715,000 employment.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Construction accounts for 777,000; accommodation and food service activities, 498,000; transportation and storage, 174,000; and Human health and social work activities, 140,000.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n As to month-on-month changes in the number of employed persons in December 2023, agriculture and forestry recorded 300,000 employed individuals, the PSA data showed.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE agriculture sector generated more than 500,000 jobs as the country recorded increased labor participation based on December employment rate data. 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