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MANILA, Philippines – The number of unemployed Filipinos rose to 2.5 million in May from 2.41 million a month earlier, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday.

This is equivalent to a jobless rate of 4.8 percent, slightly up from 4.7 percent the previous month.

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