Yeosu City Wins "Best Award" for Two Consecutive Years in the National Local Government Job Competition

On the 29th, Government Sejong Convention Center... Minister of Employment and Labor Agency Commendation, Secured 100 Million Won Incentive

Yeosu City won the Grand Prize for Local Government Jobs Nationwide for two consecutive years in 2020. Photo by Yeosu City

[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Yeosu City (Mayor Kwon Oh-bong) announced on the 30th that it received the Grand Prize at the ‘National Local Government Job Awards’ hosted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

Yeosu City won the Grand Prize at the ‘2020 National Local Government Job Awards’ held at the Government Sejong Convention Center on the 29th, receiving a commendation from the Minister of Employment and Labor and an incentive of 100 million KRW.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor conducted a comprehensive evaluation of efforts and achievements in regional job creation targeting 243 local governments nationwide.

Yeosu’s youth job creation model, active corporate attraction, various financial job projects, customized job creation and support by industry and social class, and strengthened organic cooperation systems with related organizations received high evaluations.

According to the regional employment survey by Statistics Korea, as of the second half of 2019, Yeosu City’s employment rate was 62.4%, up 0.3% from the same period the previous year (62.1%), and the number of regular workers was 70,200, an increase of 2,600 from the previous year.

A city official said, “It seems that our efforts to prioritize job creation as the city administration’s top goal have borne good results,” adding, “We will continue to create quality jobs through job policies tailored to regional characteristics and strengthened public-private cooperation systems.”

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