[Economically active population and labor force participation rate]

◦ The economically active population marked 29.623 million persons in May, which grew 249 thousand persons or 0.8% year-on-year.
◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 65.3% in May, up 0.4%p year-on-year. [Employed persons and employment to population ratio]
◦ The number of employed persons totaled 28.835 million persons in May, which went up 351 thousand persons or 1.2% year-on-year.
◦ The employment to population ratio recorded 63.5% in May, up 0.5%p year-on-year. [Unemployed persons and unemployment rate]
◦ The number of unemployed persons totaled 787 thousand people in May, which decreased 102 thousand persons or 11.5% year-on-year.
◦ The unemployment rate marked 2.7% in May, down 0.3%p year-on-year. [Economically inactive population]
◦ The economically inactive population totaled 15.756 million people in May, decreasing 115 thousand persons or 0.7% year-on-year.

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