Taiwan's jobless rate hits 7-year high due to COVID-19

Taiwan's unemployment rate spiked to 4.11 percent in May, the highest in over seven years, as the job market was affected by the COVID-19 situation in the country, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said Tuesday.

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