More vacancies, fewer jobseekers - DOLE

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) yesterday reported that there are more job vacancies now but fewer jobseekers.

Data from the DOLE’s Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) showed a total of 86,064 vacancies here and abroad but only 70,325 jobseekers.

The biggest number of jobseekers is for factory and service crew and cashier and production machine operators.

Others in the list are sales and office clerks, nurses and sales ladies.

On the other hand, the top vacancies reported in the DOLE Philjobnet system are call center agents, accounting clerks, mechanical engineers, domestic helpers, sales clerks and warehousemen.