'3 Million Won Per Person' National Employment Support Applied by 200,000 People... 60% Youth

Minister of Employment Holds Non-Face-to-Face Meeting with Participants of the National Employment Support Program
More Women Participate... Allowances to Be Paid Sequentially After Review

Minister Lee Jae-gap of the Ministry of Employment and Labor. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] It has been revealed that approximately 200,000 people applied within one month of the implementation of the National Employment Support System, which provides 3 million KRW per person in job-seeking promotion allowances and employment support services to vulnerable groups such as low-income job seekers, youth, and women with career interruptions.

According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor on the 3rd, the number of applicants for the National Employment Support System was counted at 199,000 as of the previous day.

This system, implemented since the 1st of last month, is a Korean-style unemployment assistance program that provides 500,000 KRW per month for six months as a job-seeking promotion allowance and offers customized employment support services to those who meet certain criteria such as low-income job seekers.

There are two types: Type 1, which provides both job-seeking promotion allowances and employment support services, and Type 2, which provides only employment support services. Type 2 also supports up to 1,954,000 KRW per person for employment activity expenses.

Looking at the applicants by age group, youth aged 18 to 34 accounted for the largest portion at 60.9%. This was followed by those aged 35 to 54 (27.2%) and 55 to 69 (11.9%).

By gender, women (53.6%) outnumbered men (46.4%). By household size, single-person households accounted for 36.3%, three-person households 31.0%, two-person households 24.4%, and four-person households 6.7%.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor has begun providing job-seeking promotion allowances and employment support services after reviewing the applicants.

Currently, 63,000 people have been recognized as beneficiaries. Among them, 55,000 belonging to Type 1 have started receiving the job-seeking promotion allowance sequentially.

Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jae-gap completed this year's work report and visited the Seoul Southern Employment Center in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, as his first field visit schedule, where he held an online meeting with participants of the system.

Minister Lee said, "The fact that 200,000 people applied within one month of the system's implementation seems to reflect the difficult employment situation caused by COVID-19," adding, "Especially seeing the high participation of youth, I empathize that this is a more challenging time for young people than ever before."

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