What Are You Doing During the Chuseok Holiday? MZ Says "Working Part-Time"

'Living Expenses and Allowance'... Response to Visiting Hometown Decreases by 7%

Although there is now a Chuseok holiday lasting up to 12 days, a survey found that the number of people planning to do short-term part-time jobs to earn a large sum of money during this period has increased.

On the 25th, Alba Heaven, a job and part-time job portal, surveyed 2,586 adult men and women about their "Chuseok part-time job plans," and 55.7% responded that they plan to work part-time during the Chuseok holiday.

On the morning of the 27th, one day before the Chuseok holiday, passengers heading to their hometowns are moving to board trains at Seoul Station in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jo Yongjun jun21@

This is a slight increase compared to the same survey during the Lunar New Year holiday (54.0%). By age group, those in their 30s (59.3%) were the most active in seeking Chuseok part-time jobs.

The most common reason given was "to earn pocket money in a short period," with 38.3% (multiple responses allowed). This was followed by ▲the need for additional income due to recent high inflation and spending burdens (20.1%) ▲to save a large sum for travel expenses, tuition, etc. (14.2%) ▲because the pay and treatment for Chuseok holiday part-time jobs are good (12.8%) ▲because the Chuseok holiday is longer due to temporary holidays (10.6%) ▲because there seem to be many part-time job openings during the Chuseok holiday (10.3%) ▲to avoid meetings and nagging from relatives (7.1%).

The most important condition considered when looking for a part-time job during the Chuseok holiday was salary, with an overwhelming 75.3% response rate. This was followed by working hours (50.1%), distance to the workplace (34.6%), work intensity/difficulty (25.2%), work period (16.0%), and welfare benefits such as meals and break times (14.9%).

The earnings from working during the holiday are planned to be spent mostly on "living expenses" such as food and transportation (60.8%). Next were ▲savings such as emergency funds and deposits (34.7%) ▲culture and leisure expenses (24.9%) ▲housing costs (18.0%) ▲education expenses (12.5%).

The preferred part-time job sectors were led by "store management and sales" at 51.2%, followed by ▲packaging and sorting (40.6%) ▲department stores and marts (25.8%) ▲distribution and production (16.5%) ▲courier and delivery (10.1%).

On the morning of the 27th, one day before the Chuseok holiday, passengers heading to their hometowns are moving to board trains at Seoul Station in Jung-gu, Seoul, carrying gifts in both hands. Photo by Jo Yongjun jun21@

44.9% of adult men and women responded that they plan to visit their hometown during the Chuseok period, a decrease of 7.0 percentage points compared to the Lunar New Year holiday. Among those who said they would visit their hometown, the majority (82.1%) plan to stay for less than three days.

A survey also showed that a significant portion of those planning to do part-time jobs are office workers. According to AlbaMon, a part-time job platform, a survey of 2,324 adult men and women on the 28th about their Chuseok holiday part-time job plans found that 70.1% said they would do short-term part-time jobs.

Among those intending to work part-time, office workers accounted for the highest at 74.2%, followed by ▲university students at 71.3% ▲job seekers at 64.6%. The average desired working period was 2.9 days.

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