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Jobless Rate at 19-Year High

SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The frozen job market in South Korea is showing no signs of thawing. Disappearing part-time jobs at restaurants, wholesale and retail businesses are deteriorating the outlook for young people, as unemployment approaches the rock bottom felt during the financial crisis in the late 1990s. The employment data for August [...]

South Korean University Students Discouraged About Job Prospects

SEOUL, Jun. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A new report has revealed an increasing number of South Korean university students feel discouraged about their job prospects before graduating, with fewer students now having a plan set out for employment. According to the report released on Wednesday by the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training [...]