Dangjin City Achieves Record-High Employment Rate of 71.3% in Second Half of Last Year

Achieving the Second Highest Employment Rate Among Cities Nationwide

Dangjin City, Chungnam announced on the 25th that it recorded an employment rate of 71.3% in the second half of 2024, ranking 2nd among city-level employment rates nationwide. Photo by Dangjin City.

Dangjin City in Chungnam announced on the 25th that it recorded an employment rate of 71.3% in the second half of 2024, ranking second among all cities nationwide.

According to the results of the "2024 Second Half Regional Employment Survey Key Employment Indicators by City, County, and District," recently released by Statistics Korea, Dangjin City recorded an employment rate of 71.3% in the second half of 2024, the second highest among 77 cities nationwide, following Seogwipo City (71.4%), which ranked first.

This figure is a 0.2 percentage point increase compared to the same period last year and is 8.9 percentage points higher than the national average employment rate for cities (62.4%). In particular, it is the highest employment rate recorded since the compilation of statistical data began in 2013.

The female employment rate increased by 0.7 percentage points year-on-year to reach 58.6%, while the male employment rate reached 82.1%, ranking first among all cities nationwide.

Despite challenging economic conditions last year, Dangjin City attracted large-scale investments totaling 6.962 trillion won, contributing to job creation and improvement in the employment rate in the region.

In particular, the city is working to vitalize the employment market by providing tailored employment support services by age and gender through the Job Comprehensive Support Center, Youth Town Narae, and Middle-aged Technology Startup Center, as well as implementing various policies such as the region-led youth job creation project, public job support project, and local talent priority recruitment support project.

O Seonghwan, Mayor of Dangjin, stated, "We will strive to increase the region's employment rate and achieve a virtuous cycle of population growth through expanded investment attraction and job creation."

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