India, June 23 -- The unemployment rate in Taiwan dropped marginally in May, the Directorate General of Budget Accounting and Statistics reported Monday.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate came in at 3.34 percent in May versus 3.36 percent in April. In the same period last year, the rate was 3.38 percent.
There were 402,000 unemployed people in May compared to 403,000 in the preceding month.
On an unadjusted basis, the jobless rate also dropped to 3.30 percent in May from 3.32 percent in the previous month.
Data showed that total employment increased by 6,000 from the previous month to 11.611 million. From the previous year, employment grew by 43,000 in May.
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