Korea adds 184,000 jobs in Aug., highest number in 5 months
Korea added 184,000 jobs in August from a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday, marking the highest growth in five months. The number of employed people came to 29.15 million in August, compared with 28.96 million a year earlier, according to data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics. It marked three consecutive months of gains and comes despite the manufacturing sector remaining…
Korea's economy witnessed a significant surge in employment during August, with the number of jobs created reaching an impressive 184,000, marking the highest growth in the past five months, according to government data released on Wednesday. The total employment figures rose to 29.15 million in August, up from 28.96 million a year earlier, as reported by the Ministry of Data and Statistics.
This surge in job creation marked the third consecutive month of growth, even though the manufacturing sector continued to lag behind.
The positive employment trend resumed in June after a decline of 40,000 jobs in May, the first decrease in 17 months. The country's unemployment rate remained steady at 2% for the month of August, unchanged from the same period in 2025. The unemployment figure stood at 588,000, a decrease of 4,000 compared to the previous year. Furthermore, the employment rate for individuals aged between 15 and 29 was recorded at 44.1%, a 1 percentage point drop from the previous year's data.
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