More young workers start in nonregular jobs, widening regular employment gap: study
The gap between Korea's regular and nonregular workers is widening, with more young people starting their careers in nonregular jobs than in previous generations. According to a report by the National Assembly Futures Institute on Thursday, one in three people born between 1989 and 1998 started their careers in nonregular jobs, nearly twice the rate for those born between 1969 and 1978, who…
A recent study by the National Assembly Futures Institute reveals that the gap between regular and nonregular employment in Korea is growing, particularly among younger generations. The data, which analyzed the first jobs of 14,241 individuals born between 1962 and 1998, shows a significant shift in career trajectories.
For those born between 1962 and 1968, during Korea's high economic growth period, only 12.7 percent of young people began their careers in nonregular jobs. This figure increased to 17.4 percent for those born between 1969 and 1978, who entered the workforce during the 1997 Asian financial crisis. The sharpest rise, however, was observed in the generation born between 1989 and 1998, who came of age as Korea's economic growth slowed.
An impressive 33.5 percent of this youngest group started their careers in nonregular jobs, nearly doubling the rate of previous generations.
The study indicates that job stability is increasingly a concern for younger Koreans, with a growing proportion opting for nonregular employment.
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