Koreans face tougher economic situation amid rising unemployment, inflation
Apr 24, 2017
South Koreans are suffering from intensified economic difficulties in recent months due mainly to rising consumer prices and the higher jobless rate, government data showed Monday.The country's so-called misery index, measured by the unemployment rate plus the consumer inflation rate, was 6.4 in the first three months of the year, with the former standing at 4.3 and the latter at 2.1, according to the data by Statistics Korea. It rose sharply from the previous quarter's 4.7, and 3.4 for the July