Out of all the people you know in the workforce, how many of them are actually working jobs they envisioned they would be doing, or at least jobs which are in any way relevant to their skills and interests?
If you consider the rates of unemployment and underemployment in the Philippines which are at 7.6% and 19.8% respectively, the answer to that might pale in significance. However, on a grander scale, the mismatch of individuals to the jobs they’re working actually has a correlational effect on unemployment. According to a recent survey done by DOLE, for the period of January to March 2009, a total of 124,528 job vacancies…>>>READ MORE
