August Gwangju Employment Increases by 4,000+... Rise in Precarious Jobs

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The number of employed persons in the Gwangju area in August was 751,000, showing an increase of 4,000 compared to one year ago.

The Honam Regional Statistics Office announced the 'August Gwangju-Jeonnam Employment Trends' on the 15th.

Including last month, the number fluctuated over the past five months: 751,000 in April, 754,000 in May, 750,000 in June, and 754,000 in July.

By industry, employment in social overhead capital and other service industries increased by 23,000 compared to last year, retail, accommodation, and food services increased by 13,000, and construction and electricity, transportation, communication, and finance each increased by 5,000.

On the other hand, employment in mining and manufacturing both decreased by 15,000, and agriculture, forestry, and fisheries decreased by 4,000.

Relatively lower-quality employment such as daily workers increased by 6,000, while regular workers decreased by 1,000.

The number of employed persons working less than 36 hours per week increased by 72,000 to 253,000, whereas those working 36 hours or more decreased by 57,000 to 480,000.

The average weekly working hours remained the same as last year at 38.1 hours.

The employment rate rose by 0.1 percentage points to 58.7%.

The number of unemployed persons was 19,000, down 4,000 from last year, and the unemployment rate fell by 0.5 percentage points to 2.5%.

The economically active population remained at 770,000, while the economically inactive population increased by 5,000 to 510,000.

The number of employed persons in the Jeonnam area increased by 18,000 to 1,000,000, and the employment rate rose by 1.1 percentage points to 65.6%.

The number of unemployed persons increased by 1,000 to 13,000.

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