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Title	Economically Active Population Survey in April 2020
Date	2020-05-13
< Economically active population and labor force participation rate > ○ The economically active population marked 27,734 thousand in April, which decreased 550 thousand persons or 1.9 percent year-on-year. ○ The labor force participation rate stood at 62.0 percent in April, down 1.6%p year-on-year. < Employed persons and employment to population ratio > ○ The number of employed persons totaled 26,562 thousand persons in April, which went down 476 thousand persons or 1.8 percent year-on-year. ○ The employment to population ratio recorded 59.4 percent in April, down 1.4%p year-on-year. < Unemployed persons and unemployment rate > ○ The number of unemployed persons totaled 1,172 thousand people in April, which decreased 73 thousand persons or 5.9 percent year-on-year. ○ The unemployment rate marked 4.2 percent in April, down 0.2%p year-on-year. < Economically inactive population > ○ The economically inactive population totaled 16,991 thousand people in April, increasing 831 thousand persons or 5.1 percent year-on-year. ※ For more information, refer to the attached file.
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