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South Korea's jobless rate rises slightly

Published July 11, 2012 Updated July 11, 2012 04:24am

The unemployment rate stood at 3.2 percent last month, up from 3.1 percent in May, Statistics Korea said. The seasonally adjusted rate was unchanged from the previous month at 3.2 percent.

Fewer jobs were created in June. Bosses added 365,000 more jobs year-on-year compared to 472,000 in May.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2012