[Photo] January Employment Sees Largest Increase in 22 Years... 30s Employment Struggles Remain 'Unchanged'

In January, the number of employed people increased by more than 1.13 million compared to the previous year. This increase is the largest in 22 years. However, it is largely attributed to the fact that the number of employed people had decreased by nearly 1 million due to the COVID-19 pandemic a year ago. In particular, looking at the numbers by age group, the number of employed people in their 30s, which had decreased by more than 270,000 a year ago, only increased by about 20,000 last January. The photo shows the Seoul Western Employment Support Center on that day. / Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

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