The Philippines need to sustain the current downtrend in joblessness, according to the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP).

ECOP president Edgardo G. Lacson told reporters that the current low (below 7 percent) unemployment rate will be tested after the holiday season when jobs are less abundant.

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