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[세종=이데일리 이명철 기자] In the wake of the employment crisis that struck last year,’coverers’ who gave up their job search appeared one after another. As the quality of the job market deteriorates, the path for young people in their twenties and thirties is becoming increasingly difficult. It is difficult to find a job as an’alba’ as new recruits of large and mid-sized companies, which are stable jobs, are shrinking and the service industry is hit hard. It is pointed out that in order to eliminate the’mismatch’ phenomenon, where there are insufficient places to work by using the specifications and skills of young people, it is necessary to deviate from a simple employment support policy and prepare mid- to long-term countermeasures linking discovery of promising companies and employment.
Recruitment contraction, young people “Where should I go”
According to the National Statistical Office on January 31, the number of people who gave up job hunting last year was about 605,200, an increase of 13.6% (7,260) from the previous year (532600), the highest level since 2014 when related statistics were prepared.
Job-seeking resignation refers to the inactive population who has been looking for a job for the past 1 year and hopes to find a job, but for various reasons, has not looked for a job in the last 4 weeks.
Among those who have given up on job hunting, the proportion of young people is high. As a result of E-Daily’s analysis of microdata from the National Statistical Office, among those in their twenties who gave up job hunting last year, 35.0% (212,000 people) were the highest after 2019 (37.5%).
Next, 20.6% (12,400 people) over 60, 16.2% (90,7900 people) in their 30s, 14.9% (90,300 people) in their 50s, 12.1% (73,500 people) in their 40s, and 15-19 years old. 1.2% (7500). The proportion of people in their 20s and 30s (51.1%) accounted for more than half of the total.
The reasons for giving up on job search differ by age group. In the case of the twenties,’because I don’t think there will be a job that meets the desired wage level or working conditions’, 33.9% was considered the biggest reason for giving up job search. 36.2% of those in their 30s also answered the same reason as the reason for giving up on job search.
Both in their 20s and 30s, compared to 2019, increased the proportion of the reason by 3.7 percentage points and 2.4 percentage points, respectively.
On the other hand, the biggest reason for those over 40 to give up their job search is because’I looked for it before but had no job.’ Those in their 40s accounted for 47.1%, 50s for 44.8%, and 60s and over 52.7%, respectively.
Most of those in their 40s or older stopped looking for a job because they couldn’t find a job right away, while those in their 20s and 30s couldn’t quickly find a job.
An official from the National Statistical Office said, “For those in their 40s or older, the number of employees in their 40s and over (due to the contraction of the employment market) declined last year, not by parenting or housework, but by labor market reasons. They couldn’t find a job, and those in their 20s and 30s couldn’t find a job that satisfies their desired conditions.”
“Support for hiring innovative companies, motivate them with stock options”
Employment experts emphasize that it is not simply because of’high eyes’ that people in their 20s and 30s give up their job search because they cannot find the job they want. It is pointed out that the’mismatch’ that young job seekers cannot find in the actual job site is intensifying.
Dong-yeol Yoon, a professor at Konkuk University’s Department of Business Administration, said, “We are constantly supplying public jobs such as public officials, but the problem is that the number of jobs in the private sector, such as the number of jobs in large and medium-sized companies that young people want, and service jobs that are favored by their 20s, has decreased. And the sense of disparity in the field is growing.”
The criteria for choosing a first job for young adults, who are new to society, are becoming more cautious. According to a survey by the Korea Development Institute (KDI), when four-year college graduates work in workplaces with 100 or more males, wages are about 13% higher in the first to second years and more than 9% in 9-10 years than those with fewer than 100 employees. . This means that the size of your first job dictates your long-term wage level.
With the emergence of new industries and venture start-ups revitalizing from the traditional manufacturing industry, finding companies that will actively utilize the young people who will lead the future and support from the government are urgently needed.
Dankook University economics professor Kim Tae-gi said, “We need government-level consulting to connect companies that have core technology, but lack human resources management or lack of funds. “You have to provide motivation, such as offering options (the right to buy stocks at a predetermined price in the future).”
It is pointed out that there is a need for a roadmap to prepare mid- to long-term employment countermeasures in line with the changes in the industrial structure with Corona 19 as an opportunity.
Prof. Yoon said, “You need the youth fill deduction or the recruitment promotion party, etc., but it is only a short-term countermeasure, but it is time to come up with mid- to long-term countermeasures.” “Based on the industry analysis that will lead the future and the youth demand survey, We have to make a policy.”
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