At the same time, the number of new applicants for job-seeking benefits surpassed 200,000 for the first time, with the government’s end of public jobs. Some point out that the government’s direct jobs are becoming a means of receiving job-seeking benefits. The government explains that the proportion of receiving job-seeking benefits after public jobs is not large. In addition, the increase in Corona 19 is slowing, and the employment situation is expected to improve after February.
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The increase in employment insurance subscribers plunged… Worst since 2004
According to the’Labor Market Trends in January 2021 Employment Administration Statistics’ released by the Ministry of Employment and Labor on the 8th, the number of employment insurance subscribers last month was 13835,000, an increase of 151,000 from the same month last year. This is the lowest increase since 2004, which is 4,000 lower than the 155,000 in May, which was the lowest last year. The biggest reason is that as the intensity of social distancing is increasing due to the third spread of Corona 19, the number of subscribers is greatly decreasing, mainly in the face-to-face service industry.
The number of subscribers to the service industry was 9433,000, an increase of 142,000 from the same month last year, down by 34% from last November (411,000). △Lodging food, △business service, △arts and sports, the number of employment insurance subscribers greatly decreased. In particular, after the food and beverage industry turned to a decline in September last year, as the food service industry began restructuring, it plunged to 437,000 this month alone, and the lodging industry decreased by 106,000 this month after the decline in March last year.
The impact of the government’s short-term jobs that ended at the end of last year also continued. The number of employment insurance subscribers rose to 394,000 until November of last year, showing an increase, and then turned to a decline to 239,000 from December. Then it fell to 151,000 this month. In fact, in the public administration sector, the increase was 205,100 in November, but dropped sharply to 6,800 in December, and only 28,700 this month.
In addition, the wave of distancing continues to impact the overall job market. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the number of employment insurance subscribers in land passenger transportation such as taxis and chartered buses decreased by 244,000, and movie theater transportation business decreased by 85,000. As the number of amusement parks and other entertainment decreased by 66,000, a total of 95,000 people decreased in sports and entertainment, and the number of manpower supply and employment arrangements decreased by 77,000 last month. In particular, the travel industry that received a direct hit by Corona 19 declined to 92,000 as the decline continued to expand.
Kim Young-joong, head of the employment policy department of the Ministry of Employment, said, “In particular, the lodging and food industry is one of the most hitting industries, and it is a very difficult situation.” He continued, “Because it is a restricted business category, we are giving special preference to paying up to 90% of the suspension allowance when applying for the employment maintenance subsidy.” “Continuous monitoring will ensure that the new employees can be smoothly linked to employment.” Added.
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New application for job-seeking benefits also surpassed 200,000… “The proportion of public jobs is small”
As the Corona 19 hit and the end of public jobs overlapped, the number of new applicants for job search benefits surged to more than 200,000. It is the first time that the number of new applicants exceeds 200,000. The job-seeking benefit is an allowance paid by the government to unemployed people who are looking for a job through the Employment Insurance Fund.
Last month, the number of new applicants for job-seeking benefits was 212,000, more than twice that of last December. In the public administration alone, 28,500 new applications, more than doubled compared to the previous one, were newly applied, and the business service industry, including the travel industry, also more than doubled compared to the delivery (14,000). In addition, the number of new applicants has more than doubled in manufacturing, construction, lodging, and health and welfare. When job-seeking benefits are paid once to a job-seeking benefit beneficiary, the beneficiary amount per payment, which is the amount of benefit, is about 1.32 million won.
Accordingly, the total amount of job-seeking benefits paid last month was 9602 billion won, an increase of 2236 billion won from the same month last year (733.6 billion won). In particular, 28,000 people lost employment insurance in the public administration sector, and most of those who lost employment insurance were converted to new applicants. The total number of losses was 845,000, an increase of 89,000 compared to the previous year, and about 737,000 people obtained employment insurance qualifications.
Some have pointed out that people who participated in public jobs receive double subsidies while receiving job search benefits. However, he explained that among those who are eligible for government job programs, few are eligible to receive job-seeking benefits.
Director of Employment Policy Kim said, “It is the largest since 2010 in terms of the increase in public administration, and we understand that there is a direct impact on the job program.” “Compared to the same month last year, 8,000 new applicants for public administration In the situation where 200,000 people are increasing, the proportion that affects is relatively insignificant.”
“Employment situation is in a difficult phase, but improvement is expected after February”
In addition, the cold wave of employment in the manufacturing industry, the backbone of Korea’s industry, has continued for a year and a half. Last month, the total number of employment insurance subscribers in the manufacturing industry was 3537,000, down 13,000 (0.4%) from the same month last year (355 million). The decline in the number of manufacturing employment insurance subscribers was the 17th month since last September. However, the decrease in the number of employment insurance subscribers in the manufacturing industry was △ 65,000 in July △ 63,000 in August △ 51,000 in September △ 43,000 in October △ 34,000 in November △ 21,000 in December Recorded.
The decline in July reached an all-time high and has been decreasing continuously. Nevertheless, among the manufacturing industries, automobiles (5000 people), metal processing (1900 people), other transportation equipment (11600 people), and clothing and clothing (5300 people) declined from the same month of the previous year. Is analyzed.
“The recent employment situation is closely linked with the spread of Corona 19,” said Kim, head of the employment policy office. “Accordingly, the aftermath of the third spread of Corona 19, which has been ongoing since December last year, is reflected in the employment administration statistics in January of this year. The employment situation is in a very difficult phase,” he explained. He added, “However, as the recent increase in corona19 confirmed cases is slowing down and the trend of industrial activity is also showing an improvement trend, we expect the employment situation to improve further after February.”
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