After climbing steadily for four months, reaching an all-time high in August, the unemployment rate showed a slight decline to 6.04 % in September, totaling 661,000 unemployed workers.
經過 4 個月的連續攀升、並於上 (8) 月創下史上最高紀錄後，9 月份的失業率終於微幅下降為 6.04 %，失業人數為 66 萬 1,000 人。