2023.12.2209:19:00UTC+00Taiwan Jobless Rate Falls In November

The unemployment rate in Taiwan decreased somewhat in November, the Directorate General of Budget Accounting and Statistics reported Friday.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate came in at 3.37 percent in November, versus 3.41 percent a month ago. In the same period last year, the rate was 3.63 percent.

On an unadjusted basis, the jobless rate dropped to 3.34 percent in November from 3.43 percent in October. Unemployment decreased to 400,000 from 411,000.

Data showed that total employment increased by 19,000 from the previous month to 11.57 million. From the previous year, employment grew by 147,000 in November.