Share of non-regular workers hits highest level since 2003 in Aug.: data
The proportion of non-regular workers among South Korea's wage earners reached a record high of 38.5 percent in August, the data ministry said Wednesday, with their wage gap with regular workers also reaching a new record. The total number of non-regular workers came to 8.67 million as of August, up from 8.56 million a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Data and Statistics. South Korea…
South Korea saw a record high share of non-regular workers in August, with their numbers and proportion reaching levels not seen since 2003, according to the country's data ministry. The total count of non-regular workers rose to 8.67 million from 8.56 million the previous year, as reported by the Ministry of Data and Statistics.
The percentage of non-regular salaried employees climbed from 38.2 percent to 38.5 percent. The official from the ministry noted that both the count and proportion of non-regular workers hit their highest levels since data collection under the current method commenced in 2003. Among the non-regular workers, 3.7 million were male and 4.96 million were female. In terms of sectors, health and social welfare employed 21.5 percent of non-regular workers.
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