S. Korea's Nov. jobless rate rises to 3.3 pct

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's jobless rate rose in November despite
growing signs the economy is making a faster-than-expected recovery, a government
report showed Wednesday.

The jobless rate stood at 3.3 percent last month, up from 3.2 percent the
previous month, according to the report by the Statistics Korea. The figure marks
the first rise after it fell to a 11-month low in October.
The number of employed people totaled 23.8 million last month, down 10,000 from a
year earlier. The on-year job contraction comes after three consecutive months of
increases, the report showed.
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