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![Unemployment drops in April](https://www.rappler.com/tachyon/r3-assets/612F469A6EA84F6BAE882D2B94A4B421/img/5B9130BE03354FBFA33EA6F21CC95FD3/job-fair-dole-smx-20140501-002_e23423b5e4c641ccb913e799f171712d_5B9130BE03354FBFA33EA6F21CC95FD3.jpg)
Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that unemployment in April dropped to 6.1% from 6.4% a year ago. The National Capital Region recorded the highest unemployment rate with 7.7%, followed by the Ilocos Region with 7.5%, Calabarzon with 7.5%, and Central Luzon with 7.1%. Most of those unemployed were male (63.2%). Underemployment, however, climbed to 18.4% in April from 17.8% in the same period last year.
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