The Department of Labor and Employment yesterday claimed in a press release that there has been a 1.4 percent rise in the number of persons in full-time employment, which is equivalent to more than 344,000.

The data is part of the October 2012 Labor Force Survey, DOLE secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said.

Baldoz said there has been an 8.1 percent sharp decline in the number of persons in part-time employment.

She also said there has been a 1.9 percent-point drop in the proportion of persons in vulnerable employment from 41.2 percent to 39.3 percent.

The government defines vulnerable work as those who are self-employed, including their unpaid family workers, the press release said.

Baldoz said unemployment declined by 2.3 percent, putting the rate at 6.8 percent, which is equivalent to 2.763 million unemployed.*

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