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Philippines’ unemployment rate rises to 4.5 pct in September

MANILA, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) — The unemployment rate in the Philippines slightly rose to 4.5 percent in September from 4.4 percent in August, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Wednesday.

In a news conference, PSA head Dennis Mapa said the number of unemployed Filipinos rose to 2.26 million in September.

National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said the government