Geumcheon-gu to Create 10,800 Jobs This Year

2021 Job Creation Target Set at 10,800... Six Major Strategies Announced Including Youth Jobs and COVID-19 Recovery Direct Jobs... Achieved 10,349 in 2019 and 10,814 in 2020 Compared to 35,900 Goal of 7th Elected Term

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) has set the '2021 Job Creation Target' at 10,800 jobs and announced six major strategies to achieve this goal.

Looking at the '2021 Job Creation Target' proposed by the district by sector, it is as follows.

The target by group is 434 people in 30 projects for 'youth', 771 people in 42 projects for 'middle-aged', 2,874 people in 2 projects for 'elderly', 1,797 people in 7 projects for 'vulnerable groups', and 4,924 people in 19 projects for customized job creation and support for 'all groups'.

By category, there are 5,592 people in 75 projects for 'direct jobs', 58 people in 3 projects for 'vocational skill development training', 2,498 people in 3 projects for 'employment services', 90 people in 1 project for 'startup support', 131 people in 10 projects for 'job infrastructure establishment', 20 people in 1 project for 'facility construction', and 2,411 people in 7 projects for 'public-private employment creation'.

Along with this, the district presented six major strategies to achieve the goal: ▲ expansion of infrastructure for job creation ▲ provision of demand-centered customized employment support services ▲ youth job creation and employment support ▲ active creation of direct jobs to overcome COVID-19 damage ▲ continuous efforts to improve job quality for workers ▲ establishment of networks and public-private cooperation systems for job creation.

Meanwhile, through the 'Comprehensive Job Plan for the 7th Local Government' announced in December 2018, the district promised to create 35,900 jobs (more than 8,800 jobs annually) during the 7th local government term.

The district created 10,349 direct and indirect jobs in 2019 against the target of 8,900, and 10,814 jobs in 2020 against the target of 10,500.

Mayor Yu Seong-hoon said, "This year as well, we plan to steadily carry out each action task to create good jobs without fail," adding, "Although there are many difficulties due to the economic downturn caused by COVID-19, we will steadily increase jobs through active public-private cooperation, customized employment education, and job fairs."

For more details, inquiries can be made to the Job Creation Division of Geumcheon-gu Office.

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