Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/07/22
Taipei, July 22 (CNA) Unemployment rose 0.08 percentage points monthly to 3.92 percent in June, up 0.21 points from the same month in 2015, government statistics showed Friday.
The number of unemployed persons rose 10,000 to 459,000 in June, according to figures released by the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS).
After seasonal adjustments, the rate of unemployment for the month of June was 3.96 percent, the same level as in May, said DGBAS. [FULL STORY]