Decreased share of youth employment in public institutions...the lowest level in four years

The proportion of young people hiring in regular workers in public institutions, which are stable quality jobs, is likely to fall to the lowest level in four years, the report showed.

According to the management information disclosure system of public institutions, out of 13,347 regular workers employed by 339 public institutions by the third quarter of this year, young people accounted for 80.2 percent with 10,703.

The proportion of young people among general regular workers employed by public institutions peaked at 85.8% in 2022 and fell to 84.8% last year.

This year, if the trend continues now, it will be the lowest level in four years since 2020.

The number of regular youth workers selected by public institutions is also decreasing.

The number of new young regular workers remained in the 20,000 range from 2019 to 2022, but fell to the 10,000 range last year to 17,143.

This year, if there is no significant change in the fourth quarter, there is a possibility that it will be less than 15,000 per year.

Public institutions also prefer experienced workers who can be put into work immediately like large companies, which is interpreted as shrinking new youth recruitment.

A government official said, "It is too early to say the results at this point because hiring public institutions is usually concentrated at the end of the year," adding, "We are encouraging youth employment through quarterly inspection meetings with public institutions."