Jobless rate for September dips to 18-year low: DGBAS

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/10/22
By: Pan Tzu-yu and William Yen 

Taipei, Oct. 22 (CNA) Taiwan’s jobless rate in September fell to its lowest level for the month since 2000 due to a continued economic recovery and a stable local job market, according to the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) on Monday.

In September, the local unemployment rate fell 0.11 percentage points from a month earlier and 0.01 percentage points from a year earlier to 3.76 percent, the lowest level since September 2000, when it was 3.10 percent, DGBAS data showed.

The seasonally adjusted jobless rate for September was 3.70 percent, up from 3.69 percent a month earlier and unchanged from last year, according to DGBAS data.
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