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Pandemic Has Had More of an Impact on White Collar Jobs: BOK

Pandemic Has Had More of an Impact on White Collar Jobs: BOK

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The outbreak of the coronavirus deepened the polarization of the job market, with the number of office and sales jobs declining more compared to physical labor jobs, a central bank report showed Monday. The number of middle-skilled jobs such as office, sales, functional and assembly technicians declined by 0.63 [...]

April Posts Biggest Increase in Employment Insurance Subscribers Since Before Pandemic

April Posts Biggest Increase in Employment Insurance Subscribers Since Before Pandemic

SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of people subscribing to state employment insurance rose in April by the highest figure since before the pandemic, the labor ministry said Monday. According to the ministry, nearly 14.2 million people had employment insurance last month, up 422,000, or 3.1 percent, from April 2020. The increase was [...]