The China Post
Date: July 25, 2016
By: CNA

TAIPEI — The Ministry of Labor (MOL) said Saturday that employers in Taiwan who have signed up for the MOL’s job website are seeking 15,000 new graduates as full-time employees and are willing to offer them no less than NT$30,000 (US$9,375) in monthly wages.

Including the 15,000 job openings, employers are seeking more than 145,000 newcomers who are not required to have any work experience, according to the website. The website, called Taiwan Jobs, is managed by the MOL’s Workforce Development Agency.

The job openings data serves as a positive sign in Taiwan’s employment market at a time when an influx of new graduates during the current graduation season has boosted the local jobless rate.

A day earlier, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Budget (DGBAS) reported that the local unemployment rate for June rose 0.08 percentage points from a month earlier to 3.92 percent, in reflection of a month-on-month increase in first-time jobseekers by 9,000.     [FULL  STORY]