Ministry of Data and Statistics

[Economically active population and labor force participation rate] ◦ The economically active population marked 29.739 million persons in August, which grew 180 thousand persons or 0.6% year-on-year. ◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 64.6% in August, remaining the same year-on-year. [Employed persons and employment to population ratio] ◦ The number of employed persons totaled 29.151 million persons in August, which went up 184 thousand persons or 0.6% year-on-year. ◦ The employment to population ratio recorded 63.3% in August, remaining the same year-on-year. [Unemployed persons and unemployment rate] ◦ The number of unemployed persons totaled 588 thousand people in August, which decreased 4 thousand persons or 0.6% year-on-year. ◦ The unemployment rate marked 2.0% in August, remaining the same year-on-year. [Economically inactive population] ◦ The economically inactive population totaled 16.297 million people in August, increasing 77 thousand persons or 0.5% year-on-year. ※ For more information, refer to the attached file.