{
  "id": 7041109,
  "title": "Employment among people in their 20s falls at fastest pace since 1998",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/employment-among-people-in-their-20s-falls-at-fastest-pace-since-1998-7041109",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T01:49:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260913000800320"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Seoul on September 13, data revealed that the employment rate among people in their 20s dropped at the fastest pace since the 1998 Asian financial crisis. The Korean Statistical Information Service reported that the number of employed people in their 20s saw a decline of 193,000 from the same period a year earlier, averaging 3.38 million between January and August. This marked the steepest decline since 1998, when the figure fell by 550,000 following the financial crisis. The employment slump was more severe than the drop in the age group's population, which decreased by 3.5% on-year to an average of 5.55 million, while the number of employed fell by 5.6%. Consequently, the employment rate for this age group fell to 59.1%, marking its first time below 60% in five years. On the other hand, employment among people in their 30s improved. The population of this age group increased by 83,000 on-year to 6.94 million, with employment rising by 103,000 to 5.6 million. Their employment rate reached 80.9%, continuing its upward trend for the fifth consecutive year since 2022. Analysts suggest that the diverging trends may be influenced by a shift towards later entry into the labor market among younger people.",
  "summary": "SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- The number of employed people in their 20s fell at t...",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Employment among people in their 20s falls at fastest pace since 1998",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/employment-among-people-in-their-20s-falls-at-fastest-pace-since-1998",
        "published": "2026-09-13T02:07:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}