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Wed, 11/11/2009 - 17:23
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S. Korea's jobless rate falls to 11-month low in Oct.

SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's jobless rate fell to the lowest level in
11 months in October amid growing signs the local economy is pulling out of a
steep downturn, a government report showed Wednesday.
The jobless rate stood at 3.2 percent last month, down from 3.4 percent the
previous month, according to the report by the National Statistical Office. The
figure marks the lowest level since November last year when the rate was 3.1
percent.
The number of employed people was 23.85 million last month, up 10,000 from a year
earlier. The on-year job growth, however, was smaller than a 71,000 advance in
the previous month, the report showed.
kokobj@yna.co.kr
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