Korea's temporary jobs fall to 31-year Q3 low
The number of temporary and daily workers in Korea fell to its lowest third-quarter level in 31 years amid a prolonged construction slump, government data showed Sunday. The combined figure dropped by 95,000 from a year earlier to 5.73 million in the July-September period, the lowest third-quarter level since 1995, according to an analysis of microdata from the Ministry of Data and Statistics. Of…
The Korea Times reports that temporary and daily workers in South Korea have reached a 31-year low in the third quarter, driven by a prolonged construction slump. The combined figure dropped by 95,000 from a year earlier to 5.73 million, with daily workers seeing the steepest decline. The number of daily workers fell by 38,000 to a record third-quarter low of 833,000, with construction workers accounting for 74.6 percent of the overall drop.
The accommodation and food services sector recorded the largest decline in temporary workers, down 30,000.
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