According to the National Data Agency's employment trends for July, the number of employed individuals reached 29.136 million, an increase of 108,000 compared to the same month last year. Employment has maintained a growth trend for two consecutive months, following an increase of 63,000 in the previous month.
The employment rate for those aged 15 to 64, as per OECD standards, was recorded at 70.3%, up 0.1 percentage points from a year ago, while the unemployment rate rose by 0.2 percentage points to 2.6%.
For the age group of 15 to 29, the employment rate fell to 44.2%, a decrease of 1.6 percentage points compared to the same month last year. The youth unemployment rate increased by 1.3 percentage points to 6.8%. Youth employment has been declining for 45 consecutive months, with the youth employment rate dropping for 27 straight months.
By industry, there were increases in employment in health and social welfare services (5.3%), arts, sports, and leisure services (8.4%), and public administration, defense, and social security administration (3.5%).
Conversely, the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector saw a decline of 5.4%, manufacturing decreased by 1.6%, and construction fell by 3.0%.
Last month, the economically active population was 29.912 million, an increase of 158,000 from the same month last year, while the labor force participation rate remained stable at 65.0%, the same as last year.
Among wage workers, the number of regular employees increased by 71,000, while temporary workers decreased by 40,000 and daily workers fell by 41,000. Among non-wage workers, self-employed individuals with employees rose by 75,000, and those without employees also increased by 75,000. However, unpaid family workers decreased by 32,000.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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