TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s unemployment rate ticked up to 3.34% in March, rising 0.02 percentage points from February for the second straight month, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics said Thursday.
The seasonally adjusted rate stood at 3.35%, also higher than February, per CNA. The number of unemployed totaled 402,000, up 2,000 from the previous month, mainly due to post-Lunar New Year job changes.
The number of unemployed due to dissatisfaction with previous jobs rose by 5,000. Those affected by workplace closures or the end of seasonal or temporary work fell by 2,000.
Year-over-year, the number of unemployed fell by 1,000.
