S. Korea's jobless rate unchanged at 3.7 pct in Aug.

SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's jobless rate stood unchanged in August
from a month earlier but the total number of employed people increased over the
past year amid growing signs the protracted economic slump might be nearing an
end, a government report showed Wednesday.

The jobless rate was 3.7 percent last month, flat with the previous month,
according to the report by the National Statistical Office. The July and August
figures are the lowest since January when the jobless rate was 3.6 percent.
The number of employed people amounted to 23.62 million last month, up 3,000 from
a year earlier after the economy lost 76,000 positions on-year in July, the
report showed.
kokobj@yna.co.kr
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