Taiwan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.35% in March from 3.33% in February. The total number of unemployed increased by 2,000 month-over-month to 402,000, while total employment decreased by 6,000 to 11.638 million. Youth unemployment remained a key pressure point, with the jobless rate among workers aged 15-24 increasing to 11.42% from 11.34% in February, underscoring continued challenges for younger entrants to the workforce. Meanwhile, the labor force participation rate edged down to 59.57% from 59.59% in February.