The total number of people employed gainfully in the country grew marginally in April, to 93.9 percent in April from 93.6 percent a year ago.

Thus, the unemployment rate dropped in April to 6.1 percent from 6.4 percent in April 2015, according to the Labor Force Survey (LFS) the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released on Thursday.

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