In particular, the number of employed labour increased by more than 74,000 compared to the same period of 2016. When set alongside last year's figure of the 4th quarter, unemployment rates for university-level labour decreased significantly. Nevertheless, the number of those of working age still in need of jobs increased slightly, by 1.82%. The number of waged earners also increased to 22.5 million people, up 0.76% year-on-year.
