The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell for the third straight month in October, offering some hope that the worst may be over for the job market, government data showed Friday.
The rate stood at a better-than-expected 5.1 percent, down from 5.3 percent the previous month, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry said in a preliminary report.
Amid increasing exports and industrial output, the nation's jobless rate returned to the lowest level since April and stepped away from the postwar record of 5.7 percent registered in July.