Gwangyang City Awarded 'Top Excellence' in National Local Government Job Evaluation

Awarded for 7 Consecutive Years Since 2015, Jeonnam Emerges as the Best City for Jobs

[Asia Economy] Honam Reporting Headquarters reporter Heo Seon-sik = Gwangyang City, Jeonnam announced on the 6th that it won the Grand Prize in the 2021 National Local Government Job Evaluation hosted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

With this award, the city has earned the honor of winning for seven consecutive years following last year's grand prize.

The job disclosure system evaluation assesses the implementation performance of local job policies targeting 243 local governments nationwide, selecting and awarding excellent local governments through a strict process including the first evaluation by the local Employment and Labor Office and the second evaluation by the Ministry of Employment and Labor headquarters.

In this evaluation, Gwangyang was recognized for its efforts in job creation, the continuous slump of regional key industries, and despite the COVID-19 crisis, for establishing the 'Gwangyang-type Hope Job Policy' which provides customized job support by class and achievements in creating new jobs.

Key achievements include attracting 34 companies to the local industrial complex, investing 1.3742 trillion KRW, and creating 970 jobs, thereby strengthening the foundation of the regional key industries and securing job momentum. Through customized job projects by class, youth employment rate (39.5%) and female employment rate (54.7%) increased.

Additionally, in response to COVID-19, all departments worked together to create 14,260 new jobs, promoted company-customized talent development projects through employment agreements, and pursued Gwangyang Bay's specialized strategies such as close cooperation with job-related organizations for project efficiency, achieving an employment rate of 68.5%.

Moon Byung-ju, head of the Investment and Job Division, said, "This award is the result of public and private sectors working together to implement customized specialized strategies by class suitable for local industries despite the difficult local economy and COVID-19 crisis," adding, "We will do our best to ensure proactive employment stability so that citizens facing difficulties due to jobs are minimized regardless of any future crisis."

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters reporter Heo Seon-sik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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