{"id":48960,"date":"2025-10-24T11:45:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T06:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/career-advice\/?p=48960"},"modified":"2025-10-24T11:47:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T06:17:32","slug":"foundit-insights-tracker-philippines-sep-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/career-advice\/foundit-insights-tracker-philippines-sep-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippines\u2019 Hiring Landscape in September 2025: foundit Insights Tracker\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Overview of Hiring Activity<\/strong>&nbsp;<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>foundit Insights Tracker (fit)<\/strong> for the Philippines climbed <strong>4% month-on-month in September 2025<\/strong>, sustaining the positive momentum seen in recent months. Hiring activity now stands <strong>21% higher year-on-year<\/strong>, supported by strong domestic demand and a rebound in services exports. <\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 3-month (+12%) and 6-month (+8%) trends point to a robust and broad-based recovery, underscoring renewed confidence among employers across key sectors such as <strong>BPO, healthcare, logistics, and BFSI<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p><div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file aligncenter\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/career-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fit_PH_September25.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:550px\" aria-label=\"Embed of &lt;strong&gt;Philippines Hiring Trend in Sep 2025     &lt;\/strong&gt;.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-728a1253-6a6a-4321-a74b-5eb42ec860ac\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/career-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fit_PH_September25.pdf\"><strong>Philippines Hiring Trend in Sep 2025     <\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/career-advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fit_PH_September25.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-728a1253-6a6a-4321-a74b-5eb42ec860ac\">Download<\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hiring Trends by Industry (YoY change)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9 of 13<\/strong> industries recorded annual growth in September.&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In demand<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/home\/search\/healthcare-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Health Care<\/a> (+28%)<\/strong> &ndash; The sector led overall hiring, reflecting strong investment in hospitals, clinics, and health-tech services as private providers scale operations.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Logistics, Courier\/Freight, Transportation &amp; Shipping (+22%)<\/strong> &ndash; Expansion in e-commerce and regional trade continues to generate demand for supply-chain professionals and warehouse operations staff.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/home\/search\/bfsi-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BFSI<\/a> (+21%)<\/strong> &ndash; Banks and fintechs are hiring across digital, compliance, and lending functions to capture post-rate-cut growth opportunities.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/search\/hospitality-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hospitality<\/a> (+17%)<\/strong> &ndash; Travel and leisure hiring surged, fuelled by sustained inbound tourism and the return of events and conferences.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/search\/bpo-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BPO<\/a>\/ITES (+13%)<\/strong> &ndash; The industry remains a hiring powerhouse, especially in AI-enhanced customer experience, digital support, and analytics roles.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/home\/search\/it-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">IT<\/a> &amp; Telecom (+8%)<\/strong> &ndash; Hiring rose steadily, driven by enterprise digitisation, cybersecurity, and cloud adoption.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Engineering, Construction &amp; Real Estate (+8%)<\/strong> &ndash; Ongoing infrastructure and property upgrades continue to support skilled roles in design, maintenance, and project management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Production\/Manufacturing (+4%)<\/strong> &ndash; Gains reflect improving export orders and domestic consumer demand for durable goods.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fac<\/strong><strong>ing <\/strong><strong>challenges<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/home\/search\/retail-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Retail<\/a> (&minus;32%)<\/strong> &ndash; Hiring remains sharply lower as discretionary spending slows and retailers optimise store footprints.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Education (&minus;16%)<\/strong> &ndash; Institutional rationalisation and curriculum redesigns continue to weigh on recruitment.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FMCG\/Consumer Goods (&minus;4%)<\/strong> &ndash; Hiring is cautious amid uneven consumption recovery.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Advertising &amp; Media (&minus;2%)<\/strong> &ndash; Marketing budgets remain conservative despite modest month-on-month improvements.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hiring Trends by Functional Area (YoY change)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8 of 12<\/strong> functional areas showed annual growth in September.&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In demand<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Purchase\/Logistics\/Supply Chain (+38%)<\/strong> &ndash; The strongest gains this month, reflecting surging logistics and e-commerce activity as firms enhance distribution efficiency and last-mile delivery capacity.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Customer Service (+16%)<\/strong> &ndash; Hiring accelerated as BPOs and digital-first firms expanded client operations.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Marketing &amp; Communications (+15%)<\/strong> &ndash; Increased brand investments and consumer engagement initiatives supported creative and content roles.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Software, Hardware &amp; Telecom (+12%)<\/strong> &ndash; Consistent growth driven by IT modernisation and cybersecurity priorities.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Engineering\/Production &amp; Real Estate (+8%)<\/strong> &ndash; Infrastructure and industrial activity continue to drive technical recruitment.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Facing challenges<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sales &amp; Business Development (&minus;27%)<\/strong> &ndash; Weak consumer sentiment and automation in front-end sales continue to constrain hiring.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hospitality &amp; Travel (&minus;6%)<\/strong> &ndash; Despite broader sectoral recovery, frontline and support roles remain partially automated.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>HR &amp; Admin (&minus;5%)<\/strong> &ndash; Organisations continue to consolidate support functions amid productivity drives.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why the upbeat momentum?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Services resurgence:<\/strong> The Philippines continues to benefit from global outsourcing demand, particularly in AI-enabled BPO and customer operations.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Infrastructure and logistics push:<\/strong> Public and private investment in transport, warehousing, and real estate is fuelling sustained job creation.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Healthcare expansion:<\/strong> Rising private healthcare investments and digital health adoption are opening new employment avenues.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Resilient domestic demand:<\/strong> Even as global trade fluctuates, consumption-driven sectors like hospitality and logistics are underpinning the labour market.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the foundit Insights Tracker<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>foundit Insights Tracker (fit) Philippines<\/strong>, formerly the Monster Employment Index, is a leading measure of the nation&rsquo;s e-recruitment trends. By analysing millions of job listings each month, fit provides actionable insights into hiring dynamics across industries and functional roles&mdash;helping employers, jobseekers, and policymakers understand the evolving shape of the Philippines&rsquo; labour market.&nbsp;<\/p><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview of Hiring Activity&nbsp;The foundit Insights Tracker (fit) for the Philippines climbed 4% month-on-month in September 2025, sustaining the positive momentum seen in recent months. Hiring activity now stands 21% higher year-on-year, supported by strong domestic demand and a rebound in services exports. The 3-month (+12%) and 6-month (+8%) trends point to a robust and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/career-advice\/foundit-insights-tracker-philippines-sep-2025\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Philippines\u2019 Hiring Landscape in September 2025: foundit Insights Tracker\u00a0<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insights-tracker"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48960"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48963,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48960\/revisions\/48963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.com.ph\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}