South Korea's 2021 jobless rate falls to lowest since 2017

Published Tue, Jan 11, 2022 · 11:27 PM

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[SEOUL] South Korea's annual unemployment rate fell to 3.7 per cent in 2021, the lowest since 2017, government data showed on Wednesday.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December was 3.8 per cent, Statistics Korea data showed, higher than 3.1 per cent in November.

REUTERS

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