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South Korea Adds 63,000 Jobs in June, Manufacturing Loses 97,000
Government data showed employment rising to 29.15 million while the unemployment rate held steady at 2.8 percent. Manufacturing posted its 24th straight year-over-year decline.
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South Korea added 63,000 jobs in June compared with a year earlier, the first increase in two months, Yonhap reported. The total number of employed people reached 29.15 million, up from 29.09 million in June 2025, according to the Ministry of Data and Statistics. The unemployment rate remained 2.8 percent, unchanged from June 2025.
The number of unemployed people rose by 10,000 to 834,000. Employment rates varied by age group. The rate for those aged 15 to 29 fell 1.7 percentage points to 43.9 percent. The rate for ages 15 to 64 slipped 0.1 point to 70.2 percent, while the rate for those 65 and older rose 0.8 point to 41.8 percent.
Health and social welfare services added 214,000 jobs year over year. Arts, sports and recreation-related services gained 55,000 positions, and transportation and logistics added 48,000. Manufacturing lost 97,000 jobs, extending a 24-month streak of year-over-year declines.
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries shed 95,000 jobs. The number of economically inactive people increased by 181,000 from a year earlier. Those who said they were not working and simply resting rose by 5,000 to 2.43 million.
A job fair took place in Seoul on July 10.
