SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s job additions remained stronger than expected in June on the back of the senior workforce, data showed Wednesday, although the on-year growth slowed for the third consecutive month. The number of employed people came to 28.81 million in June, up around 333,000 from a year earlier, according [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s job additions slowed for the second consecutive month in May following a brief rebound in March amid lingering economic uncertainties, data showed Wednesday, although the employment rate nevertheless reached a fresh high. The number of employed people came to 28.83 million in May, up around 351,000 from [...]
SEJONG, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s job additions slowed in April after a brief rebound a month earlier, data showed Wednesday, amid higher borrowing costs and an economic slowdown, with most new positions taken by seniors. The number of employed people came to 29.23 million in April, up around 354,000 from a year [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s job additions snapped their nine-month decline in March in the face of an economic slowdown, but most jobs were created for the over-60 age group, data showed Wednesday. The number of employed people came to 28.22 million last month, up around 469,000 from a year earlier, according [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s monthly job additions slowed for the ninth consecutive month in February, data showed Wednesday, amid forecasts the job recovery will lose steam this year amid the economic slowdown. The number of employed people came to 27.71 million in February, up around 312,000 from a year earlier, according [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported the largest job additions in more than 20 years in 2022, data showed Wednesday, as the country gradually returned to pre-pandemic normalcy. The number of employed people came to 28.08 million in 2022, up 816,000 from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by Statistics [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea added jobs for the 20th straight month in October, data showed Wednesday, but the growth continued to slow for the fifth month in a row as the country braces for a possible recession amid high inflation and slowed growth. The number of employed people stood at 28.41 [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported job additions for the 13th consecutive month in March, but job growth slowed from the previous month as employment in in-person services was hit by the upsurge in COVID-19 cases, data showed Wednesday. The number of employed people came to 27.75 million last month, up 831,000 [...]