[Photo] Number of Employed Persons Decreases for 7 Consecutive Months

On the 16th, citizens visiting an Employment Welfare Plus Center in Seoul are waiting for unemployment benefit consultations. According to the 'September Employment Trends' announced by Statistics Korea on the same day, the number of employed people last month was 27,012,000, a decrease of 392,000 compared to a year ago. This is the largest decline in four months since May (392,000). / Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

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