News1-Taiwan's jobless rate falls to lowest level in nearly seven years amid surge in tourism

News1-Taiwan's jobless rate falls to lowest level in nearly seven years amid surge in tourism

The unemployment rate falls to lowest level in nearly seven years. This is due to the structural change within the economy, resulting in more service industry jobs. Indeed, the rising of tourism, especially growing numbers of visitors from the mainland china have create tremendous working opportunities in Taiwan.

Gordon Sun, director of the Macroeconomic Forecasting Centre at the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research said “The areas of Taiwan where joblessness is lowest are the places mainland tourists like to go: Alishan, Sun Moon Lake, and Hualien.”

Also, Taiwan said more than 9.9 million people visited in 2014, generating about NT$437 billion (HK$107 billion) in tourism-related revenue.

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http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1689047/taiwans-jobless-rate-falls-lowest-level-nearly-seven-years-amid-surge