Over 700,000 People Practically Unemployed in South Korea
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of people preparing for jobs surpassed the 700,000 mark in May for the first time ever, data showed Thursday, amid the rising unemployment among young people. The figure surged to 735,000 last month, up 13 percent from 656,000 a year earlier, the data by Statistics Korea said. [...]