GWANGJU < invest Korea

According to Yonhap News,

(GWANGJU = Yonhap News) A research shows that employment in the city of Gwangju rose by 41,000 in the past year.

According to the Economically Active Population Survey by Statistics Korea published on April 9, Gwangju had 727,000 employed workers last month, up by 41,000 compared to the same month last year.

The employment rate was 6 percent, which was 2.6 percent higher than the national average.

By industry, the manufacturing industry hired 12,000 workers, wholesale and retail and lodging industries hired 8,000 workers. Private and public service industry hired 8,000 workers, construction industry 5,000, primary industry 5,000 and 4,000 workers for electric, transportation, telecommunication and finance industries.

The number of regular workers increased by 31,000, and the number of workers who work more than 36 hours a week increased by 35,000.

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Source: Yonhap News (April. 9, 2014)

** This article was translated from the Korean.