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Title | Economically Active Population Survey in July 2017 |
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Date | 2017-08-09 |
[ Economically active population and labor force participation rate ] ○ The economically active population marked 27,879 thousand in July, which grew 301 thousand persons or 1.1 percent year-on-year. ○ The labor force participation rate stood at 63.7 percent in July, up 0.2%p year-on-year. [ Employed persons and employment-population ratio ] ○ The number of employed persons totaled 26,916 thousand persons in July, which went up 313 thousand persons or 1.2 percent year-on-year. ○ The employment-population ratio recorded 61.5 percent in July, up 0.3%p year-on-year. [ Unemployed persons and unemployment rate ] ○ The number of unemployed persons totaled 963 thousand people in July, which decreased 11 thousand persons or 1.1 percent year-on-year. ○ The unemployment rate marked 3.5 percent in July, remaining the same year-on-year. [ Economically inactive population ] ○ The economically inactive population totaled 15,897 thousand people in July, increasing 33 thousand persons or 0.2 percent year-on-year. ※ For more information, refer to the attached file. |
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