MORE than 200,000 local and overseas jobs are up for grabs in different job and business fairs in 17 regions nationwide to be set up to mark Labor Day, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). As of Wednesday, there were 201,811 job vacancies but Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd said this figure will increase by several thousands more. The targets of the job fairs are fresh graduates and new entrants to the labor market, returning and displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and students looking for summer jobs. Of the 201,811 vacancies, 128,445 are overseas jobs, 69,944 are in private companies and 3,422 are in various government agencies. Bulk of the local job vacancies are from the CARAGA Region at 57,795, followed by the National Capital Region or Metro Manila with 34,135; Region IX, 31,239; Region IV-A, 12,425; and Region III, 10,362.

Source: Manila Times April 26, 2017 12:45 UTC