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It was found that the largest number of people who received unemployment benefits last month in Korea.

There are one or two economic indicators that show how much Corona 19 has affected domestic jobs.

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The waiting room of the job center is crowded with people in a hurry.

Those who have lost their jobs because their jobs are closed or the number of employees is reduced.

[Logistics Daily Workers: It is a daily job, 'TO (Jeongwon) is reduced, so I can't pick it', so I can't work.]

The number of new applicants for unemployment benefits last month was 156,000.

It was 25% higher than a year ago and was the largest in March.

The service industry was hit first.

In particular, in the lodging and restaurant industry, the number of people receiving unemployment benefits has more than doubled a year ago.

[Hotel worker: I went to work once a week, twice a week, and then (the hotel) closed the door and did my job. Our staff is 80 people.]

Last month, more than 608,000 people received unemployment benefits amounting to 900 billion won.

The number of employment insurance subscriber growth was also the smallest in 16 years.

In particular, the decline in the 30s and younger than 29 years of age has increased or decreased.

[Lee Seo-jeong / Deputy Minister of Employment and Labor: There are not many hiring itself, so the part about hiring new people seems to have the most influence on young people.]

There are also many companies that managed to stay on hold and leave while still being employed.

Self-employed people or half of the total number of employed people are not covered by employment insurance, so the corona19 crisis is likely to have a bigger impact on actual jobs.

(Video editing: Ha Sung-won, VJ: Seungmin Han)