SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate clicked upward to 3.4 percent in March, with more female job hunters struggling to find work, the National Statistical Office said Friday.
During the month, the number of unemployed people slipped to 879,000 from 900,000 in February, as the agricultural, fisheries and construction sector renewed springtime hiring, the office said in a statement.
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