‘900,000 pieces in the first quarter’ called by Wen…靑 “It should be done even if there is criticism of short-term jobs”

Input 2021.02.18 09:56

830,000 central ministries, 70,000 local governments
“January’s employment situation is at the bottom…it won’t get worse”
President Wen instructs the supplementary administration to include a job budget
靑 “Amount in discussion between ministries”

President Moon Jae-in said in January of this year that the number of employed people decreased by nearly one million from a year ago, and when the’employment shock’ occurred, “the central government, local governments, and public institutions will work together to create more than 900,000 direct jobs by the first quarter.” When criticism was raised that “a lot of short-term jobs are created with national finances”, the Blue House announced on the 18th that “there will be a lot of criticism, but it is difficult for the vulnerable”.

Blue House Jobs Chief Lim Seo-jeong appeared on KBS Radio’s’The Strongest Preview of Choi Management’ on this day and asked the moderator’What kind of job is to be created?’ “The government directly intervenes and creates jobs while private employment has not recovered.”

When asked whether it is possible to directly create 900,000 jobs by the end of March, Lim said, “Last year, there are some reflecting the budget that the central government will (directly create) 1,040,000 jobs.” “Plan to create 830,000 jobs in the first quarter I’m doing it.” He said, “The local government is also planning 177,000 jobs with its own budget, and is trying to recommend that local governments employ more than 70,000 people in the first quarter.” If 830,000 central government and 70,000 local governments are combined, there are 900,000 jobs.

In the meantime, Lim said, “I don’t think the employment situation is going to get worse with the low of January.”

According to the’January Employment Trend’ released by the National Statistical Office on the 10th, the number of employed people last month was 25818,000, down 982,000 from a year ago. It is the largest in 22 years since December 1998 (decrease of 1283,000 people) during the IMF (International Monetary Fund) financial crisis. The number of unemployed people was 1.57 million, the highest as of January since June 1999, when the statistics were changed.

Regarding the cause of the decline in employment, Lim said, “As quarantine is strengthened due to the spread of Corona 19, we have fallen a lot from the face-to-face service industry,” and said, “Near 600,000 people fell in food, lodging, wholesale and retail.” “The government’s financial aid jobs will end in December and start in January, and there will be a frictional factor in the process.” It is explained that the government did not create many short-term jobs created by itself in January of this year. “January of last year was a very good time, with an increase of 568,000 people,” he cited as one of the causes of the base effect.

President Moon said on the 15th, “Please include enough budgets for jobs to overcome the employment crisis in the 4th disaster subsidy to be discussed in the future.” “The amount is being discussed between ministries,” Lim said. “The scale or specific content is not in a situation that can be said.”