Goheung-gun Achieves Top Youth Employment Rate in Jeonnam and Second Nationwide Last Year

Various Youth Support Policies in the 7th Local Government Term, Achievements of the Nae Sarang Goheung Fund
One Step Closer to Realizing 'Happy Goheung Where Youth Return'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Goheung County (Governor Song Gwi-geun) announced on the 10th that in the 「Youth Employment Rate Statistics Table」 released by the Statistics Korea at the end of last month, the youth employment rate ranked 1st in Jeonnam and 2nd nationwide, with 58.1% in the first half and 57.7% in the second half of last year.

The youth employment rate represents the proportion of employed persons among the population aged 15 to 29, and Goheung County recorded 57.7%, an increase of 4.3% from 53.4% in 2019.

Despite the COVID-19 situation last year, the increase in Goheung County's youth employment rate is analyzed to be the visible result of various youth support policies and youth job-seeking capacity enhancement projects that have been intensively promoted since the 7th local government administration.

Youth support policies include the establishment of the 10 billion KRW Naesarang Goheung Fund, support for youth business succession, the Youth Challenge Project, and support projects to revitalize youth CEO marketing. Youth job-seeking capacity enhancement projects include the operation of a 1:1 youth job placement center and a youth startup academy.

In particular, Goheung County is newly promoting projects this year to encourage youth employment and startups and hiring companies, such as the high school graduates’ social advancement growth ladder support project, youth employment and startup and hiring company support project, and youth farmer land lease fee support project.

Additionally, Goheung County opened 「Nokdong Cheongchun Maru」, a youth startup incubating space, in Doyang-eup in June last year to support youth startups, and is constructing 「Goheung Cheongchun Nuri」, a youth cultural complex space in Goheung-eup, to support local youth employment, culture, and welfare, scheduled to open in April.

A county official said, “Goheung County will always play a stepping stone role for the new future of local youth, and we hope that our local talents will grow even more by using Goheung County’s support as a foothold.”

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