The unemployment rate fell to 6.3% in April from 6.4% in March. In the same month last year, the unemployment rate was 5.8%.

The newly registered unemployed persons increased to 84,600 in April from 102,600 in the previous month. The number of youth unemployed persons, which is applied to below 25 age group, rose to 124,500 in April from 131,100 in the previous month.