[속보] In March, the number of employed increased by 31.4 million… an increase in 13 months

Input 2021.04.14 08:00

In March, the number of employed increased by 314,000 compared to the same month last year. The number of employed has declined every month since February of last year, but it was the first to increase in 13 months. It can be interpreted as reflecting the effect of easing social distancing adjusted since February 15 and the underlying effect of the employment shock in the same month of the previous year (March 2020) when the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) first began to spread.

According to the’March 2021 Employment Trend’ released by the National Statistical Office on the 14th, the number of employed in March was 26923,000, an increase of 314,000 from the same month last year. The employment rate for those aged 15 to 64, which is the comparison standard of the Organization for Economic Development Cooperation (OECD), was 43.3%, up 2.3 percentage points from the same month last year.

The number of unemployed was 1215,000, an increase of 36,000 from the same month of the previous year. The’unemployed’ counted by the National Statistical Office is a person who did not work with income during the week of the survey, and actively sought jobs for the past four weeks. It refers to a person who can be employed immediately when a job is given. The number of unemployed people was the highest since March 2018 (1257,000) as of the same month. The unemployment rate was 4.3%, up 0.1% from the same month last year.

On the background of the increase in the number of employed and unemployed at the same time, an official of the National Statistical Office explained that “people who were inactive economically were included in the unemployed as they entered the job market.” The inactive population is a person who is neither employed nor unemployed among the population aged 15 or older. Those who do not engage in economic activities or are taking a break without willing to do economic activities include full-time housewives, senior citizens, job seekers, college students, and job seekers. The inactive population was 16.869,000, a decrease of 54,000 (-0.3%) from the same month last year.

The number of unemployed people increased in their 30s (38,000 people, 20.7%) and in their 20s (25,000 people, 6.7%), but over 60 (-15,000 people, -7.1%), and in their 50s (-10,000 people). -4.7%). By education level, the number of unemployed decreased by 56,000 (28.2%) among those with a middle school graduation or lower, while 47,000 persons (9.1%) with a university graduate or higher and 45,000 persons (9.6%) with a high school graduate.

The number of employed by age increased by 408,000 people over the age of 60, 130,000 people in their 20s, and 13,000 people in their 50s. On the other hand, it decreased by 170,000 people in their 30s and 85,000 people in their 40s. It can be interpreted that the increase in the number of employed in related businesses such as the health and welfare industry was affected by the influence of the government’s job business.

By industry, the number of employed increased by 171,000 (7.6%) in the health and social welfare service industries, 94,000 (9%) in public administration, national defense, and social security administration, and 92,000 (4.7%) in the construction industry. did. Wholesale and retail businesses decreased by 168,000 (4.8%), associations and organizations, repair and other personal service businesses decreased by 71,000 (5.9%), and lodging and restaurant businesses decreased by 28,000 (1.3%).

Among the wage workers, the number of regular workers increased by 208,000 (1.4%), the number of temporary workers increased by 206,000 (4.8%), and the number of daily workers increased by 41,000 (3.4%). Temporary and daily workers continued to decline until last month and then turned to an increase in March. The number of self-employed workers with employees decreased by 94,000 (6.7%).