Sancheong-gun Ranks First in Employment Rate in Gyeongnam for Two Consecutive Years

Employment Rate 74.2% ... Highest in the Province

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, was surveyed to have the highest employment rate among the 18 local governments in the province. It also ranked first in economic activity participation rate within the province.

Thus, Sancheong-gun has held the number one spot in employment rate in Gyeongnam for two consecutive years since the second half of 2020.

According to Sancheong-gun on the 30th, the employment rate in the first half of this year was 74.2% based on the regional employment survey by Statistics Korea.

This figure is 1.4 percentage points higher than the same period last year and exceeds the national average for county areas (68.4%).

In particular, it is the highest employment rate among the 18 cities and counties in the province, maintaining the top position since the second half of 2020. The economic activity participation rate is also the highest in the province at 74.9%.

Additionally, overall employment indicators such as an increase in employed persons, a decrease in unemployment rate, and an increase in economically active population have improved, indicating a better local employment environment.

The county explained that despite being a regulated area including Jirisan National Park and the Jinyangho water source protection zone, efforts to create jobs across various social classes and industrial sectors through the anti-aging medicinal herb industry utilizing the clean environment, selection for public contest projects, and expansion of public job projects have yielded these results.

County Governor Lee Seung-hwa said, “We will continue to promote various projects to improve the working environment and residential conditions, such as creating the Maechon U-turn settlement, constructing dormitories for workers, and establishing a youth base camp. First, in the second half of this year, we will put all our efforts into revitalizing the operation of the job center, holding job fairs, and providing employment support services so that employment services can be used easily and conveniently.”

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