Taiwan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.33% in February 2026 from 3.36% in the previous month. This marked the lowest reading since October last year, as the number of unemployed persons fell by 4 thousand from a month earlier to a seven-month low of 401 thousand. Among youths aged 15 to 24, the unemployment rate fell to 11.34% from 11.44% in January. Meanwhile, total employment declined by 5 thousand from the previous month to 11.64 million, driven by small reductions in agriculture and services, while industry employment remained stable. At the same time, the labor force participation rate remained largely unchanged to 59.6%. source: National Statistics, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Unemployment Rate in Taiwan decreased to 3.33 percent in February from 3.36 percent in January of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Taiwan averaged 3.14 percent from 1978 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 6.02 percent in July of 2009 and a record low of 1.04 percent in February of 1979. This page provides the latest reported value for - Taiwan Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Taiwan Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Taiwan decreased to 3.33 percent in February from 3.36 percent in January of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Taiwan is expected to be 3.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Taiwan Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 3.50 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.