Employment rate of North Korean defectors 60.5%, life satisfaction in South Korea 79.3%...all-time high = North Korean defector fact-finding survey

The results of the 2023 North Korean defector survey revealed that the employment rate for North Korean defectors was 60.5%. This was the highest level since the survey began, and the unemployment rate was also the lowest at 4.5%. state of economic activity
Government authorities believe that the situation has generally improved. In particular, life satisfaction in South Korea was the highest at 79.3%. Experience of discrimination also recorded the lowest figure at 16.1%, indicating that the retention environment has improved.
It was evaluated that there is. On the 27th, the North-South Hana Foundation announced the results of a survey on the current situation of North Korean defectors. According to this, the employment rate is the highest and the unemployment rate is the highest since the survey began.
It was investigated that it was low. The economic activity participation rate increased by 0.4% from last year to 63.4%. The employment rate increased by 1.3% to 60.5%. The unemployment rate fell by 1.6% to 4.5%.
Average monthly wages and average length of employment, which are indicators of North Korean defectors' living standards, have continued to rise. The average monthly wage was 2.457 million won (approximately 270,000 yen), an increase of 73,000 won from last year. wage worker
The average length of employment was 36.3 months, an increase of one month from last year. The subjective evaluation index of life in South Korea as experienced by North Korean defectors, ``Satisfaction with life in South Korea,'' reached its highest value since the survey began and is firmly established.
It was investigated that the environment has been improved. In terms of life satisfaction in South Korea, 79.3% of respondents said they were "satisfied", an increase of 1.9% from last year (77.4%), and the highest rate since the survey began.
The most common reason for being "satisfied" was "because I can live a free life" (41.0%), and the most common reason for being unsatisfied was "because I have to live apart from my family (in China/North Korea)."
” (28.3%) was the most common. Regarding the question of ``experienced discrimination or being ignored'' because of being a North Korean defector, the number of respondents who answered ``yes'' was the lowest since the survey began, indicating that the level of social integration has improved.
I found out that there is. 16.1% answered "Yes", a decrease of 3.4% from last year (19.5%). ``Support needed for a better life in Korea'' was rated 21.7% for employment and business start-up support.
It was the highest percentage. This was followed by medical support at 18.1% and educational support at 14.3%. By age group, teens in their twenties chose "educational support," while those in their 20s preferred "start-up support and support related to housing issues."
A high proportion of respondents in their 50s chose ``medical support'' and ``income support'' among those in their 60s.