S. Korea's jobless claims rebound in September

South Korea’s jobless claims rebounded in September owing to higher demand in the manufacturing and the health and welfare industrie.
The number of new applicants for job-seeking benefits expanded 10.0 percent over the year to 89,000 in September after sliding for the past two months, according to the Ministry of Employment and Labor.
The benefit applicants gained in the manufacturing, health and social welfare and the education service sectors, but the reading declined in the information and communications industry.
The job-seeking benefits are offered by the government to help the unemployed seek jobs, taking up a majority of unemployment benefits.