Apr.15.2021: Total employment rises for the first time in 13 months

Gross employment increased for the first time in more than a year in March, another sign that economic recovery is on the way.
 
In March, the total number of people working in the country was 26.9 million, up 314,000 on year, according to Statistics Korea. It is the first on-year rise in 13 months.
 
The base effect helped boost the number, as employment dropped dramatically last year at the outset of the pandemic.


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