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South Korea jobless rate jumps to 3-1/2-year high in December
Wednesday, 15 January 2025 08:25 WIB | GLOBAL ECONOMIC |Korea Selatan

South Korea's jobless rate jumped to the highest in 3-1/2 years in December, as economic uncertainty heightened and sentiment dampened amid political turmoil, official data showed on Wednesday.
The unemployment rate rose in December to 3.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis, the highest since June 2021 and sharply up from 2.7% in November, according to Statistics Korea.
The number of employed people fell by 52,000 over the 12 months to December, after a gain of 123,000 in November. It was the first fall since February 2021.(Cay) Newsmaker23

Source: investing.com

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