Employment numbers improve in April 2014, back gov’t growth target for the year

MANILA—Jobs growth in all major sectors of the economy pushed total employment to 38.7 million in April 2014, a 4.5-percent increase from 37.0 million a year ago, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). This growth translated into 1.7 million additional employed persons in April 2014 from the same period last year. Thus, continue reading : Employment numbers improve in April 2014, back gov’t growth target for the year