THE employment rate in Metro Manila had increased to 2.38 percent during the third quarter of 2013 from the 2.35 percent in 2012, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Monday.

DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said the 2.38-percent employment growth in Metro Manila was based on the results of the Labor Turnover Survey (LTS) of the Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES), which showed that the number of workers hired had increased compared to the number of workers who were fired or those who opted to resign.

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