UNEMPLOYMENT RATE. Nathaniel Lacambra, Department of Labor (DOLE)-Cordillera Administrative Region director, says the region's unemployment rate went down from 45 percent in 2020 to 5.4 percent in 2021. In a press conference on Wednesday (May 4, 2022) at the regional office in Baguio City, he said "employment (in Cordillera) is very rosy and improving little by little." (PNA photo by Liza T. Agoot) BAGUIO CITY - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in the Cordillera Region said on Wednesday the region's employment feature is greatly improving with almost all sectors back on track. In a press conference, Nathaniel Lacambra, regional director of the DOLE-Cordillera, said unemployment rate in the region went down to 5.4 percent in 2021 from 45 percent in 2020, the year the global pandemic started. "Little by little, our employment status has improved. It is almost close to normal except for a few who have not resumed operation like the night establishments,
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