Manila, April 24 -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) announced Friday that 4,954 job openings are available at simultaneous Labor Day job fairs across the region on May 1.

DOLE-9 Director Albert Gutib said that of the 4,954 job vacancies, 2,766 are for overseas placement and the remaining 2,188 are for local employment.

"We have lined up several activities for this year's observance of the 124th Labor Day, including a job fair to provide employment opportunities to job seekers," DOLE-Zamboanga Peninsula Director Albert Gutib said in a press conference on Friday.

He said the simultaneous job fair will be participated in by 10 overseas placement agencies and 68 local companies.

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