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Retirement age push raises youth job fears (KOR)

Korea’s major labor groups want an immediate increase in the retirement age to 65, while critics warn it could deepen youth unemployment without broader wage and labor reforms.

2026.6.18

Retirement age push raises youth job fears

Korea’s major labor groups want an immediate increase in the retirement age to 65, while critics warn it could deepen youth unemployment without broader wage and labor reforms.

2026.6.17

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Wrong diagnosis, wrong prescription and public hardship (KOR)

Despite broad local election wins, President Lee Jae Myung faces growing criticism that his administration is misreading voter anger over democracy concerns, housing and household hardship.

2026.6.12

Wrong diagnosis, wrong prescription and public hardship

Despite broad local election wins, President Lee Jae Myung faces growing criticism that his administration is misreading voter anger over democracy concerns, housing and household hardship.

2026.6.11

People visit the Seoul Western Employment and Welfare Plus Center in Mapo District, western Seoul on Nov. 12 to receive consultations about unemployment benefits. [NEWS1]

Employment rate continues to cruise, but youth left in the dust

Korea’s employment rate hit a record high in October, but most of the gains were among older workers, while youth employment declined for the 18th consecutive month and the number of inactive workers in their 30s reached an all-time high.

2025.11.12

A person looks at job postings at a job fair in Yangcheon District, western Seoul, on April 1. [YONHAP]

Employment climbs as Korea adds 193,000 more jobs in March

Korea added 193,000 more jobs in March 2025 compared to the same month in 2024, according to data released Wednesday by Statistics Korea. The number of employed people aged 15 and older rose to 28.59 million.

2025.4.9

Self-unemployed

A poster promoting start-ups is posted on a university campus in Seoul on April 12. According to the Ministry of SMEs and Startups as well as Statistics Korea, last year 152,000 start-ups whose founders were under 30 were created.

2021.4.12