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Jobs for 40-somethings Fall for 10th Month amid Manufacturing Slump

Jobs for 40-somethings Fall for 10th Month amid Manufacturing Slump

SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of jobs for people in their 40s in South Korea decreased for the 10th consecutive month in April, data showed Sunday, amid the protracted slump in the country’s manufacturing industry. Jobs for the age group have been falling on-year since July, with the positions decreasing 22,000 from [...]

KORAIL to Offer Jobs to Homeless People at Subway Stations

KORAIL to Offer Jobs to Homeless People at Subway Stations

SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL), South Korea’s state-owned railway operator, said Tuesday it will begin offering jobs to homeless people living near subway stations in Seoul, Busan, and eight other locations. KORAIL, in collaboration with local governments and support centers for the homeless, will provide jobs to 100 homeless individuals [...]

Employment at Restaurants, Bars Up in H2 amid Recovery from Pandemic

Employment at Restaurants, Bars Up in H2 amid Recovery from Pandemic

SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of jobs supplied by restaurants and bars rose on-year in the second half of 2022, data showed Tuesday, as the country returned to pre-pandemic normalcy. Local restaurant businesses employed 1.6 million people in the July-December period, up 43,000 from a year earlier, according to the data compiled [...]

Majority of Korean Employees Consider Changing Jobs: Survey

Majority of Korean Employees Consider Changing Jobs: Survey

SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — According to a recent survey conducted by business card management app Remember Remember and Korea Management Association Consulting, 83 percent of 1,000 Korean employees have considered changing jobs or leaving their current company. The survey, which was carried out in December last year, found that most respondents were from “MZ [...]

S. Korea Adds 597,000 Jobs for Wage Workers in Q3 on Booming Welfare, Construction Sectors

S. Korea Adds 597,000 Jobs for Wage Workers in Q3 on Booming Welfare, Construction Sectors

SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea added 597,000 jobs for wage workers in the third quarter of 2022, data showed Friday, led by higher demand from the welfare, construction and manufacturing sectors. The number of paying jobs came to 20.19 million in the July-September period, up from 19.59 million tallied a year earlier, [...]