In November, the number of employees increased 331,000 from the same month last year, and the increase continued to recover, surpassing 300,000 units for four consecutive months.

The employment rate for those aged 15 and over was 61.7%, up 0.3 percentage points from a year ago, the highest since 1982.

By industry, the number of health and social services in the senior citizens' business increased by more than 130,000 compared to the previous year, and the number of tourists increased by 82,000 in lodging and dining and 82,000 in leisure-related services.

The manufacturing industry, which has been in decline for the past 20 months, also decreased the decrease by 26,000 from the previous year, compared to 170,000 in January.

However, in the 40's, the economy's waistline, which fell 88,000 in the wholesale and retail trade and 70,000 in the construction industry due to the economic recession, dropped the employment rate by 1.1% p, the largest in 11 years since 2008. Fell.

Chung Dong-wook, head of employment statistics at the National Statistical Office, said, "In November, the number of employees in the wholesale and retail and construction industries declined, but the number of employees continued to increase in the health, lodging and leisure services."