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number of employed people last month decreased by nearly 400,000 from a year ago.
In September, it seems that it was more difficult to find a job because the 2.5th step of social distancing was implemented.
This is Park Chan-geun.
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Many young people in their 20s and 30s come to the employment welfare center to apply for unemployment benefits.
[Unemployment benefit applicants (20s): Jobs are shrinking, so it's good to get a job, but I think I'll have to keep trying to find it even if it doesn't work.]
Last month, the number of employed has decreased by 392,000 from a year ago.
It has declined for 7 consecutive months since March, when the corona effect began in earnest, and the scale of the decline was the largest in four months after May.
In a situation where new recruitment is very rare, the number of employed people in their 20s and 30s with a high proportion of employment in this field was remarkable as the face-to-face service industry was sluggish in the aftermath of the re-proliferation of corona.
With the number of unemployed people rising again to the 1 million mark, the unemployment rate, especially for young people aged 15 to 29, rose the most in all age groups.
Among the inactive population, the number of people classified as'rested' also increased significantly, mainly in their 20s and 30s, and the largest number since statistics were written.
The government diagnosed that a second employment shock occurred in the aftermath of the 2.5th stage of social distancing.
However, from October, we decided to focus more on boosting domestic demand, saying that the trend of job market improvement will resume.
[Hong Nam-ki/Deputy Prime Minister of Economy: After close consultation with the quarantine authorities (to be promoted) for the eight consumption coupons, etc.],
we plan to create 300,000 public jobs in digital and social services by the end of the year as soon as possible.
(Video coverage: Han Il-sang, Video editing: Jeon Min-gyu, CG: Jung Hoe-yoon and Jung Hyeon-jung)