Wednesday, August 14th, 2013
The number of jobs newly added for the month was 322,000 in January this year, followed by 201,000, 249,000, 345,000, and 265,000 in February to May. For two months in June and July, the jobs number broke the 300,000 level to 360,000 and 367,000 respectively.
The employment ratio (percentage of population over 15 years of age engaging in gainful activities) for the month was 60.4 percent, up 0.1 percentage point from a year ago. The male employment ratio was 71.5 percent, down 0.1 percentage point from a year ago, and that for women was 49.9 percent, up 0.4 percentage point from the same month last year.