Moon Shares 'Highest Employment Rate'... Audit Board Directly Refutes "Statistics Manipulation"

Sharing 'Moon Government Employment and Labor Policy Evaluation' via SNS

Former President Moon Jae-in shared a report on the 17th stating that the employment rate during his administration was the highest ever recorded.

In a post on social media that day, former President Moon wrote, "I am sharing the 'Evaluation of Employment and Labor Policies of the Moon Jae-in Government' published on September 14 by the Korea Labor and Society Institute (Chairman Kim Yoo-sun)," and included a link to the report.

This is interpreted as a rebuttal to the Board of Audit and Inspection's request on the 15th for prosecution to investigate 22 officials from the Moon Jae-in administration, alleging distortion and manipulation of housing prices, income, and employment statistics due to interference from the Blue House and others during Moon’s government.

Former President Moon Jae-in delivering a greeting at Pyeongsan Bookstore in Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam, last May (Photo by Yonhap News)

He wrote, "During the Moon Jae-in and Democratic Party government, the employment rate and youth employment rate reached record highs, the proportion of non-regular workers and wage gaps decreased, social insurance coverage expanded, the proportion of low-wage workers and wage inequality were significantly reduced, the labor share of income greatly improved, long working hours and actual working hours were substantially shortened, industrial accident fatalities drastically decreased, the number and rate of labor union members greatly increased, the number of strikes and lost workdays stabilized, and blind spots in the employment safety net were resolved."

The report shared by former President Moon states, "The employment rate reached record highs of 60.8% in 2017, 60.9% in 2019, and 62.1% in 2022, and the youth (ages 15?29) employment rate also set new records at 42.1%, 43.6%, and 46.6%."

It also includes an evaluation that "the significant minimum wage increases in the early years of the administration from 2018 to 2019 positively impacted the reduction of the proportion of low-wage workers and wage inequality, and raised the labor income share."

Additionally, the report notes, "To eliminate blind spots in the employment safety net, the nationwide employment insurance system and the national employment support system were promoted," and "during the COVID-19 crisis, unemployment benefits and employment retention subsidies effectively served as a safety net for employment."

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