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Last month, the number of employed people decreased by more than 350,000 from the same month a year ago. The unemployment rate was the highest in 21 years as of June. As the corona slowed down and exports declined, it was found that the manufacturing industry was particularly difficult for the younger people and by industry.

Reporter Chan-Keun Park.

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[How can I have a good job interview? .]

More than 60 people who were receiving job search benefits gathered at the Job Center's job fair.

It is easy to find young people in their 20s.

[Young job seeker: I'm 28 now. Corona said the hospital was a little difficult, so he said that he would need to adjust the

number of employees.


In particular, the number of workers in their 30s decreased by 195,000, the biggest decline among all age groups, and the rate of employment in the 20s fell by 2.5 percentage points, the biggest drop.

Employment shock is focused on the youth.

By industry, the number of workers in the manufacturing industry is expanding due to the impact of the second impact of corona, such as a slowdown in the economy and a decrease in exports.

The total unemployment rate and youth unemployment rate were the highest in 21 years in the same month, recording 4.3% and 10.7%, respectively, up 0.3 percentage points.

The government said that although the number of job losses declined for the second consecutive month, it was difficult to optimize the employment situation.

[Kim Yong-beom/Ministry of Strategy and Finance: It is difficult to estimate how long it will take for jobs to be rapidly reduced to restore their jobs.] The

government said it would provide emergency jobs to vulnerable groups such as young people, but it was late to enter the high-quality labor market. The anxiety of losing'Corona generation' is growing.

(Video coverage: Park Hyun-Cheol, Video editing: Min-Gyu Jeon, CG: Hyun-Jung Jung)