Taiwan – Jobless rate falls in February

By memberservices@staffingindustry.com (Danny Romero)

The unemployment rate in Taiwan fell to 3.85% in February, down 0.1% from the previous year, according to data from the Directorate General of Budget Accounting & Statistics.

The number of unemployed persons was 453,000 in February 2017, which decreased by 9,000(-2.%) from the previous year.

Total employment in February 2017 was 11,307,000, which increased by 76,000 (+0.68%) from that of the previous year.

Taiwan’s labour force participation rate, which refers to number of people who are either employed or are actively looking for work, was 58.75% in February 2017, which increased by 0.09% from the previous year.

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