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Manpower Survey Results in September 2022

Contact Information: Manpower Survey Section, Department of Census, Directorate General of Budget Accounting & Statistics (DGBAS)
Tel: 886-2-2380-3600     

     Total employment in September 2022 was 11,397,000, which decreased by 5,000(-0.04%) form the previous month’s level; moreover, it also decreased by 20,000(-0.18%) from that of the previous year.

     The unemployment rate declined by 0.13 percentage points to 3.66 percent in September 2022; the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined by 0.03 percentage points to 3.64 percent. The number of unemployed persons was 433,000 in September 2022, a decrease of 16,000(-3.50%) and 38,000(-8.01%) from the previous month and that of the previous year, respectively. 

     Labor force participation rate declined by 0.12 percentage points to 59.17 percent in September 2022; however, it rose by 0.24 percentage points from that of the previous year.

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Link to statistical tables

  • Table 1. Important Indicators Based on Manpower Survey Results (EXCEL) (ODS)
  • Table 2. Important Results of Manpower Survey in Seasonally Adjusted Series (EXCEL) (ODS)
  • Table 3. Labor Force Participation Rate by Educational Attainment (EXCEL) (ODS)
  • Table 4. Labor Force Participation Rate by Age (EXCEL) (ODS)
  • Table 5. Employed Persons by Industry (EXCEL) (ODS)
  • Table 6. Employed Persons by Occupation (EXCEL) (ODS)
  • Table 7. Employed Persons by Class of Worker (EXCEL) (ODS)
  • Table 8. Unemployed Persons, by Reason Why in Unemployment (EXCEL) (ODS)
  • Table 9. Unemployment Rate by Educational Attainment (EXCEL) (ODS)
  • Table10. Unemployment Rate by age (EXCEL) (ODS)
  • Table11. Persons Not in Labor Force by Reason For Not in Labor Force (EXCEL) (ODS)