Gwangju and Jeonnam Unemployment Benefit Applications Decrease Most Nationwide Compared to Previous Year

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The number of unemployment benefit applications in the Gwangju-Jeonnam region in 2022 showed the largest decrease nationwide compared to the previous year.

According to the Gwangju Regional Employment and Labor Office (Director Hwang Jongcheol) on the 29th, the number of unemployment benefit applications in Gwangju-Jeonnam this year was 72,764, a decrease of 8.67% compared to the previous year.

Looking at the nationwide figures, the national average decreased by 6.55%, Seoul by 8.21%, Gyeonggi-Gangwon by 7.29%, Busan-Gyeongnam by 7.26%, Daegu-Gyeongbuk by 1.41%, and Chungcheong by 4.77%.

The amount of unemployment benefits paid in 2022 was 652.463 billion KRW in Gwangju-Jeonnam, a decrease of 6.89% compared to the previous year. The nationwide unemployment benefit payment amounted to 11.793917 trillion KRW, which is a 10.08% decrease compared to the previous year.

The decrease rate in the Gwangju-Jeonnam region in this sector was somewhat lower than the national decrease rate.

Also, among unemployment benefit recipients, the number of re-employed persons in the Gwangju-Jeonnam region was 158,701, a 1.7% decrease compared to the previous year, and the re-employment rate among recipients was 30.30%, a 2.95% decrease compared to the previous year.

Nationwide, the number of re-employed persons was 2,716,914, a 2.11% decrease compared to the previous year, while the re-employment rate among recipients was 29.45%, a 3.32% increase.

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