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Monday 15 March 2010
Taiwan unemployment rate to drop to below 5% at end of 2010, says premier
Taiwan's premier Wu Den-yih has indicated that unemployment rate in Taiwan is expected to drop to below 5% at the end of 2010.
Tuesday 9 March 2010
Dell axes 10% of employees at Taiwan Design Center, says paper
Dell has recently laid off 10% of the 600 employees working at its Taiwan Design Center, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.
Tuesday 23 February 2010
Taiwan's January jobless rate hits one-year low
Taiwan had 626,000 jobless citizens in January 2010, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 5.68% which was the lowest since February 2009, according to government statistics released...
Friday 22 January 2010
Taiwan employment rate falls in December 2009
Taiwan had 632,000 jobless citizens in December 2009, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 5.74%. Figures were down 0.12pp on month but up 0.71pp on year, according to statistics...
Wednesday 23 December 2009
Taiwan jobless rate continues to fall in November
Taiwan' unemployment rate continued to drop sequentially in November for the fifth consecutive month, falling 0.1 percentage point to 5.86%, according to statistics released by the...
Wednesday 25 November 2009
MSI reportedly to layoff 10-20% of employees in early 2010
Micro-Star International (MSI) reportedly plans to lay off employees in early 2010 with the number accounting for 10-20% of its current personnel, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 24 November 2009
Taiwan October jobless rate falls below 6%
Taiwan had 653,000 jobless citizens in October 2009, or an unemployment rate of 5.96% that was lower than September's 6.04% but higher than the 4.37% for October 2008, according to...
Wednesday 28 October 2009
Semiconductor recovery to kick off in 4Q09, says iSuppli
Although global semiconductor revenues are set to decline in 2009 for the second consecutive year, on-year growth is expected to return to the market in the fourth quarter signaling...
Tuesday 27 October 2009
Asustek announces profits for 3Q09
Asustek Computer has posted revenues of NT$67.06 billion (US$2.06 billion) for the third quarter of 2009 with net profits of NT$6.5 billion, higher than the NT$4 billion profits expected...
Thursday 22 October 2009
Taiwan jobless rate edges down in September
Taiwan's unemployment rate slid from the record high of 6.13% in August 2009 to 6.04% in September, ending a four-month streak of consecutive increases in the jobless rate, according...
Wednesday 23 September 2009
Taiwan hits record jobless rate of 6.13% in August
Taiwan had 672,000 jobless citizens in August 2009, representing a record unemployment rate of 6.13%, which rose by 0.06 percentage point on month and by 1.99 percentage points on...
Tuesday 25 August 2009
Taiwan unemployment rate hits record at 6.07% in July
Taiwan had 663,000 jobless citizens in July 2009, equivalent to a record unemployment rate of 6.07%, according to statistics released by the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting...
Thursday 23 July 2009
Taiwan jobless rate hits record at 5.94% in June
Taiwan's unemployment rate edged up to 5.94% in June 2009, resetting the record of 5.81% in May, according to statistics published by the government's Directorate General of Budget,...
Tuesday 23 June 2009
Taiwan jobless rate climbs to 5.82% in May
Taiwan's jobless rate edged up to 5.82% in May 2009, beating the previous high of 5.81% recorded in March 2009, statistics published by the government's Directorate General of Budget,...
Monday 25 May 2009
Taiwan jobless rate remains high in April
Taiwan's unemployment rate edged down to 5.76% in April from 5.81% in March, according to statistics published by the government's Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics...