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34872
Wed, 12/10/2008 - 15:04
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S. Korea`s jobless rate rises to 3.1 pct in Nov.
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's jobless rate inched up in November with job creation slumping to a 5-year low as companies refrained from hiring workers amid bleak economic outlooks, a government report showed Wednesday.
The unemployment rate was 3.1 percent last month, up from the previous month's 3
percent, according to the report by the National Statistical Office. The figure
is in line with a median forecast in a poll conducted by Yonhap Infomax, the
financial news arm of Yonhap News Agency.
The economy generated 78,000 new jobs in November compared with a year earlier,
decelerating from 97,000 created the month prior. Job growth was at the lowest
level since December 2003 when 44,000 jobs were created, according to the office.
kokobj@yna.co.kr
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The unemployment rate was 3.1 percent last month, up from the previous month's 3
percent, according to the report by the National Statistical Office. The figure
is in line with a median forecast in a poll conducted by Yonhap Infomax, the
financial news arm of Yonhap News Agency.
The economy generated 78,000 new jobs in November compared with a year earlier,
decelerating from 97,000 created the month prior. Job growth was at the lowest
level since December 2003 when 44,000 jobs were created, according to the office.
kokobj@yna.co.kr
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