In February, the number of employees increased by more than 490,000, and the number of employees increased by more than 400,000, for three consecutive months, but the impact of jobs at Corona 19 is increasing in some industries and households.

According to the February Employment Trends released by the National Statistical Office on February 11, the number of employees employed last month was 2,688,000, up 492,000 more than a year ago.
The employment rate for those aged 15 years and over was 60.0%, the highest level ever since February in 1982.

The health and social services sector, which includes many government-funded jobs, increased 202,000, and the sluggish manufacturing sector also increased by 34,000.

Transportation warehouses, including courier service, increased by 9,90,000. The number of workers in the wholesale and retail industry decreased by more than 100,000, while the food and lodging business saw a decrease.

Eun Soon-hyun, Director of the National Statistical Office of Statistics Korea, said, “The rate of increase in employment in the last month has decreased significantly compared to recent months due to the sharp decrease in the number of tourists in the food and hospitality industry. .

By generation, the number of those employed in their 60s or older increased 570,000, the largest ever, leading to an increase in employment, while the 40s decreased by 104,000 and the 20s decreased by 25,000.

The decrease in the number of young people employed was particularly affected by the sharp drop in tourists due to the impact of corona 19, which was affected by the reduction in accommodations, the blow in the food industry, the dispatch of personnel, and the travel industry.

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