The entire global economy is in a slump. Here in Taiwan, the latest government figures indicate that unemployment has risen to 4.5 %. Some 440,000 are now unemployed, and the number of people directly affected by unemployment stands at 1.02 million.
國際經濟情勢惡化，全球景氣低迷不振，行政院主計處最新資料更顯示，我國失業率已達百分之四．五，失業人數四十四萬多人，受波及的人口數更高達一百零二萬人。