Taiwan's jobless rate dips to 25-year low for January

Taiwan's jobless rate in January dropped by 0.02 percentage points from December to 3.3 percent, the lowest for that month in 25 years, indicating a stable job market, but the rate is expected to move higher next month with many people changing jobs after the Lunar New Year holiday, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said on Wednesday.

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