Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-10-21

An upcoming report from the government statistics office is expected to show that the unemployment rate dropped during September.

This is in part because of developments during August. August this year had an especially low unemployment rate of 3.89%. This is the lowest unemployment has been in any August during the past 17 years.

August also marks the end of the traditional summer job-hunting season for new graduates. With the economy recovering, this summer has seen a greater number of new hires take to the workforce.

The report on September employment figures is expected out Monday. [FULL  STORY]