Taiwan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged down to 3.32% in August 2026 from 3.33% in July, even as the unadjusted rate rose for a third consecutive month to 3.41%. The increase reflected the annual influx of new graduates rather than weakening corporate labor demand: first-time job seekers increased by 3,000, while unemployment linked to business contraction or closure, dissatisfaction with previous jobs, and the end of seasonal or temporary work declined. Unemployment totaled 411,000, up 2,000 from July but down 4,000 from a year earlier. Employment rose to 11.655 million, while the labor force participation rate reached 59.69%, its highest August level in 32 years. Youth unemployment remained elevated at 11.74%. The DGBAS said unemployment should retreat in September as graduates find work and students leave the summer labor market, and Taiwan will begin publishing non-standard employment statistics in October.