Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:39:04 GMT
South Korea's jobless rate records a 1-year high in February
Unemployment in South Korea increased in the month of February reaching its highest level in one year after more university graduates entered the labour market, the Statistics Korea reported on Wednesday. The report showed the unemployment rate moved up from January's level of 3.2% to 3.5% recorded in February, while the total number of unemployed people increased to 990,000.