Yangju Jointly Takes First Place in Job Competition... Plans Integrated Job Fair

Yangju City in Gyeonggi Province announced on April 21 that it was selected as a joint first-place winner in the Gyeonggi Province Job Foundation's "2026 City·County Customized Job Support Project" competition, securing 20 million won in provincial funding.

The exterior of Yangju City Hall. Courtesy of Yangju City

With this selection, the city plans to hold the "2026 Yangju Y-ROAD Integrated Job Fair" with a total budget of 38 million won, including 18 million won from its own budget.

The city developed this project to respond to job demand resulting from the influx of residents into new towns (Okjeong and Hoecheon) and to establish an employment base in connection with the development of Yangju Techno Valley. In particular, to strengthen connections between job seekers and companies, the city will introduce data-driven customized matching methods to enhance the effectiveness of on-site recruitment.

The job fair is scheduled for August 27 and will be organized into four main zones: Recruitment, Vision, Support, and Specialized. Around the company recruitment booths, there will also be employment counseling, competency assessment-based consulting, and start-up counseling sessions.

The city aims to attract 30 recruiting companies and 1,000 job seekers to participate in the event.

Even after the fair concludes, the city plans to continue providing counseling and job placement support for unemployed attendees. It will provide intensive counseling for a certain period to assist job seekers with employment, and will also conduct follow-up management such as monitoring employment retention after hiring.

Song Mi-ae, Head of the Regional Economy Division, stated, "We plan to run the job fair with a focus on effectiveness so that job seekers and companies can connect directly on site."

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