Gyeongbuk Province in the 'Super-Aged Society' to Provide 49,180 Senior Jobs Next Year... 3,480 More Than This Year

Gyeongbuk Provincial Government Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] Gyeongbuk Province announced on the 25th that it will increase the senior job projects in 2021 by 3,480 from this year, providing jobs to 49,180 people.

Specifically, there will be 42,930 public interest activities, 3,030 social service type jobs, 2,010 market type jobs, and 1,210 employment placement type jobs. The budget will be 173.5 billion KRW, an increase of 15 billion KRW from the previous year's budget of 158.5 billion KRW.

As of November 2020, the population of Gyeongbuk Province includes approximately 570,000 elderly people aged 65 and over, placing it in a super-aged society (where the elderly population aged 65 and over accounts for more than 20% of the total). This figure exceeds 21% of the total population of about 2.639 million, making the expansion of senior job projects urgently necessary.

In this regard, Gyeongbuk Province plans to actively establish a cooperative system with related organizations such as the Korea Senior Human Resources Development Institute, Senior Clubs, and Senior Job Creation Support Centers to discover new projects and encourage active participation from demand sources.

In 2021, based on the demand survey results for social service type senior jobs that guarantee high income, a total of 463 senior jobs will be created and provided, including 342 positions in the Senior Financial Support Team, 58 in the Senior Mall Surveillance Team, and 63 COVID-19 fever detection monitoring personnel.

The senior job projects for next year have already started since the 23rd of last month, and recruitment for participants in the social service type senior job projects is scheduled to begin on the 28th.

Park Se-eun, head of the Senior Welfare Division of Gyeongbuk Province, said, "We will do our best to promote so that many seniors with diverse experiences and capabilities can actively participate in the senior job projects," adding, "Since COVID-19 has made it a more difficult time for seniors, we will devote all our efforts to promoting senior job projects."

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