'Employment Rate↑, Unemployment Rate↓' Gimhae-si Shows Positive Employment Indicators in First Half of the Year

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gimhae City, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 26th that the major indicators of Gimhae improved according to the results of the 2021 first half regional employment index survey released by Statistics Korea on the 24th.

The employment rate (the proportion of employed persons among the population aged 15 and over) improved by 2.0 percentage points compared to the second half of 2020, reaching 59.7%, and the unemployment rate (the proportion of unemployed persons among the economically active population) also decreased by 2.1 percentage points to 4.1% compared to the second half of last year.

In particular, the employment rate recorded the highest figure in the past two years.

The city made every effort to discover new jobs and match employment through job matching projects, proactive expansion of public jobs, strengthening the operation of the Gimhae Job Support Center, and active corporate investment attraction activities to improve employment indicators that worsened due to the impact of COVID-19.

Additionally, through youth job project promotions and youth recruitment incentive support projects, the city has steadily worked to expand employment opportunities for young people, resulting in the highest proportion of employed youth (12.3%) in the province in this survey.

Mayor Heo Seong-gon said, "From a mid- to long-term perspective, we will strive to provide quality jobs by promoting industrial diversification and advancement, actively attracting investment, and discovering customized job projects that meet citizens' expectations."

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