China News Agency, Taipei, August 10th. Taiwan’s administrative department’s "General Accounting Office" released on the 10th the statistics on employees received in June. At the end of June, the total number of employees in industrial and service industries was 7.909 million, an increase from the end of the previous month. 7,000, or 0.08%, is the first rise since the outbreak. According to analysis, it is related to the recovery of the service industry.
According to media reports such as the Central News Agency, in June, the number of employees in the arts, entertainment and leisure services, accommodation and catering industries increased by 6,000 and 5,000 from the previous month, but the number of employees in the manufacturing industry decreased by 7,000 from the previous month. An official from the "General Accounting Office" stated that traditional industries such as metal products, machinery and equipment manufacturing, textiles, and garment manufacturing have suffered more.
The official said that in June, the consumption power of the domestic service industry has rebounded due to the lifting of the seal. Although the number of employees and salaries have not returned to the levels before the epidemic, they have indeed improved. The manufacturing industry is still affected, and will continue to be affected by the second wave of the international epidemic and rising tensions between China and the United States. The follow-up manufacturing industry is the focus of observation. (Finish)