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Title	Economically Active Population Survey in August 2022
Date	2022-09-16
[Economically active population and labor force participation rate] ○ The economically active population marked 29.025 million persons in August, which grew 678 thousand persons or 2.4% year-on-year. ○ The labor force participation rate stood at 64.1% in August, up 1.3%p year-on-year. [Employed persons and employment to population ratio] ○ The number of employed persons totaled 28.410 million persons in August, which went up 807 thousand persons or 2.9% year-on-year. ○ The employment to population ratio recorded 62.8% in August, up 1.6%p year-on-year. [Unemployed persons and unemployment rate] ○ The number of unemployed persons totaled 615 thousand people in August, which decreased 129 thousand persons or 17.4% year-on-year. ○ The unemployment rate marked 2.1% in August, down 0.5%p year-on-year. [Economically inactive population] ○ The economically inactive population totaled 16.246 million people in August, decreasing 512 thousand persons or 3.1% year-on-year. ※ For more information, refer to the attached file.
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