Disability Employment Agency, Survey on Vocational Activities and Employment Panel... "Including COVID-19 Impact"

Employment and Work-Life Survey for Corporations to be Conducted in June

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled Employment Development Institute announced on the 16th that it will conduct the 'Survey on the Economic Activities of Persons with Disabilities' and the 'Panel Survey on Employment of Persons with Disabilities' starting this month. This is to secure basic data necessary for establishing employment policies for persons with disabilities.

The Economic Activities Survey will be conducted from the 17th until July 11th, targeting 11,000 randomly selected registered persons with disabilities aged 15 and over. The purpose is to create national statistical indicators such as the employment rate and unemployment rate of persons with disabilities, and to accurately estimate the scale of the target population for disability employment policies.

Source=Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled

The Panel Survey will be conducted from the 24th until the end of August, targeting 4,577 individuals established in 2016. The panel survey has been conducted annually by tracking the same subjects. Especially in this year's survey, many questions were included to understand the changes and impacts on the economic activities of persons with disabilities due to COVID-19.

Next month, the 'Survey on the Employment Status of Persons with Disabilities in Enterprises' targeting companies, and the 'Survey on the Work and Life Status of Persons with Developmental Disabilities' targeting persons with developmental disabilities and their guardians will be conducted respectively.

The results of the four types of disability employment statistical surveys can be checked on the websites of the Agency and the Employment Development Institute.

Source=Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled

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