Though it began to rise in 1996, and rose still more in 1998 as a result of the East Asian Financial Crisis, it peaked at only 5.17 % in 2002 and was 3.79 % as of January of this year.
然而，從 1996 年起，我國失業率開始攀升，1998 年受到亞洲金融風暴影響，失業率更大幅攀升，到 2002 年達到最高峰的 5.17％（今年元月份降為 3.79％）。