MANILA, Philippines – Online job hiring in the Philippines sustained its upward trend, rising by four percent in August on positive economic outlook in the country, an online research firm said.
According to the Monster.com, the country’s job market has seen substantial improvement in the past months and is likely to continue its momentum until the end of the year.
“The growth is in part due to the recent effective policies rolled out following the elections, as well as the increase in infrastructure projects, creating more job opportunities across the country,” said Sanjay Modi, managing director for Asia-Pacific and Middle East at Monster.com.
In particular, the education sector recorded its fourth consecutive double-digit growth as it spiked 27 percent year-on-year in online hiring, the top growth among all job sectors.
Purchase, logistics and supply chain roles also registered a 23 percent increase while information technology and telecoms recorded a four percent decline.
Customer service saw the most notable decline, falling 23 percent as against the 18 percent growth reported between July 2015 and 2016.
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The MEI is a monthly gauge of online job posting activity based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from a large representative selection of career websites and online job listings across the Philippines.
