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Manpower Survey Results in August 2022

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

     Total employment in August 2022 was 11,402,000, which increased by 5,000(+0.04%) form the previous month’s level; moreover, it also increased by 3,000(+0.03%) from that of the previous year.

      The unemployment rate rose by 0.01 percentage points to 3.79 percent in August 2022; the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined by 0.01 percentage points to 3.67 percent. The number of unemployed persons was 449,000 in August 2022, an increase of 1,000(+0.20%) but a decrease of 56,000(-11.10%) from the previous month and that of the previous year, respectively.

     Labor force participation rate rose by 0.01 percentage points to 59.29 percent in August 2022; moreover, it also rose by 0.31 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)