South Korea's July jobless rate falls for second month

[SEOUL] South Korea's unemployment declined in July for a second month as business sentiment improved from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 4.2 per cent in July, down from a decade-peak of 4.5 per cent in May, data from Statistics Korea said on Wednesday.

REUTERS

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