Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/12/16
By: Pan Tzi-yu and Evelyn Kao
Taipei, Dec. 16 (CNA) Amid a looming manpower shortage in Taiwan due to a rapidly
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aging population, nearly 2 million women are not in the labor force for family reasons, according to a recent report from this year’s manpower utilization survey.
The Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) conducts the manpower utilization survey each May to exclude the seasonal effects of the graduation season and the lunar New Year.
According to the report, the number of people aged 15-64 not in the labor force had reached 5.24 million in May, with home responsibilities the main reason cited for not working by nearly 2.04 million people, followed by “attending school or preparing for entrance exams,” cited by nearly 2.03 million people.
Meanwhile, 50,000 people cited “old age, physical or mental challenges” as reasons for not working. [FULL STORY]
