JOBLESSNESS eased in the last three months, with the number of unemployed Filipinos going down by 1.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.

The pollster said its survey from December 8 to 16 found the jobless rate at 15.7 percent, or roughly 7.2 million jobless adults.

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