According to the National Data Agency's employment trends for August, the number of employed individuals reached 29,151,000, an increase of 184,000 compared to the same month last year. Employment has risen for three consecutive months since June, with the increase in July being 108,000.
The employment rate for those aged 15 to 64, a standard used by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), was recorded at 70.4%, up 0.5 percentage points from a year earlier, while the unemployment rate remained steady at 2.0% compared to the same month last year. The employment rate for those aged 15 to 64 increased, particularly among individuals in their 50s and 40s, while the unemployment rate rose among those in their 20s but fell among those in their 50s, maintaining the same level as the previous year.
The employment rate for those aged 15 to 29 was 44.1%, down 1.0 percentage point from the same month last year, and the youth unemployment rate increased by 0.5 percentage points to 5.4%. Youth employment has declined for 46 consecutive months, and the youth employment rate has fallen for 28 consecutive months.
By industry, there were increases in health and social welfare services (5.6%), arts, sports, and leisure services (13.3%), and business facility management and support services (3.2%).
Conversely, there were declines in agriculture, forestry, and fishing (-7.4%), accommodation and food services (-2.6%), and manufacturing (-0.9%).
Last month, the economically active population was 29,739,000, an increase of 180,000 from the same month last year, and the labor force participation rate remained at 64.6%, the same as last year.
Among wage workers, the number of regular employees increased by 180,000, while temporary workers decreased by 50,000 and daily workers by 17,000. Among non-wage workers, the number of self-employed individuals with employees rose by 47,000, while those without employees increased by 62,000. However, the number of unpaid family workers decreased by 37,000.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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