Guro District Wins Excellence Award at the National Local Government Job Creation Awards... 10 Consecutive Years of Recognition

16,531 Jobs Created
Customized Support for Youth and Middle-aged Praised

Guro District in Seoul (headed by Jang Inhong) announced on October 1 that it received the Excellence Award in the Public Announcement System category at the "2025 National Local Government Job Creation Awards," hosted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor on September 30. With this achievement, Guro District has continued its record of winning in the job creation category for ten consecutive years, from 2016 through this year.

Guro District employees and Jang Inhong, head of Guro District Office (center), are taking a commemorative photo after receiving the Excellence Award in the Public Announcement Category of the Job Awards. Provided by Guro District.

This year’s evaluation, which targeted 243 local governments nationwide (17 metropolitan and 226 basic local governments), reflected a variety of indicators, including the number of employment insurance subscribers, the number of employed persons, achievement of job creation targets, and performance in major projects. The final selection was made through a second round of in-person reviews.

Guro District secured the Excellence Award in the Public Announcement System category by creating 16,531 jobs last year, significantly surpassing its target of 14,300. The district focused on practical job expansion by developing Guro-specific specialized job programs, implementing demand-based customized job projects, and responding to public contest projects in the job and economic sectors, securing a budget of approximately 6.5 billion won.

Key initiatives include the "Youth Room" job cafe for youth employment, the "Middle-aged Job Dream Center" for mid- to late-career job support, and professional workforce training programs such as those for electrical technicians and industrial safety engineers. In particular, the district received positive evaluations for its high employment rate achieved through workforce training in the G-Valley medical and IT sectors, as well as programs tailored to different age groups and circumstances.

Jang Inhong, head of Guro District Office, stated, "Guro District is creating employment and start-up hubs and promoting public sector job projects to provide more job opportunities for residents. We will continue to do our utmost to create a district overflowing with quality jobs by actively reflecting the opinions of our residents."

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