Bucheon city had the highest unemployment rate in the second half of last year, while Seogwipo city in Jeju had the highest employment rate (South Korea)

The employment situation in South Korea's basic local governments for the second half of last year has been revealed. Among the cities and regions, Seogwipo City in Jeju Special Self-Governing Province recorded the highest employment rate, while the city with the highest unemployment rate was
According to the "Employment Index of Cities, Districts, and Towns by Region for the Second Half of 2024" released by the Korea National Statistical Office on the 20th, the number of employed people in cities and districts in the second half of last year was 14,062,000.
00, an increase of 56,000 from the same period last year. The employment rate in the city region was 62.4%, down 0.1 percentage point.
In the county region, the number of employed persons increased by 2.115 million from the previous year, and the employment rate increased by 0.5 percentage points from the previous year.
The employment rate rose to 69.4%, the highest figure for the second half of the year in related statistics since 2013. In seven special and metropolitan city and district areas, the number of employed persons increased by 93,000, and the employment rate was 0.
The city with the highest employment rate among cities and regions was Seogwipo (71.4%), followed by Dangjin in South Chungcheong Province (71.3%) and Gimje in North Jeolla Province (68.8%).
In the county areas, Ulleung County in North Gyeongsang Province (83.5%), Shinan County in South Jeolla Province (79.1%), and Jangsu County in North Jeolla Province (77.7%) maintained high employment rates.
Among the county and ward areas of regional cities, Gunwi County in Daegu (75.3%), Ongjin County in Incheon (74.5%), and Gangseo-gu in Busan (70.3%) showed notable figures.
The unemployment rate in city areas was 2.9%, up 0.2 percentage points from the previous year. The unemployment rate in county areas was 1.1%, and in special and metropolitan areas it was 3.4%.
Among cities, the highest unemployment rate is in Bucheon at 5.2%, followed by Gumi in North Gyeongsang Province (4.8%) and Geoje in South Gyeongsang Province (3.4%).
The highest unemployment rates were recorded in Goseong County in the province (2.6%) and in the special and metropolitan city districts of Busan (5.2%).
"Industrial parks tend to have higher employment rates," he said, adding that "areas where industrial parks are located often see increased job-seeking activity and higher unemployment rates."
The areas with the highest ratio of community active population to resident population aged 15 and over were Jung-gu, Seoul (333.9%), Jung-gu, Busan Metropolitan City (2.
The active population is the sum of the employed and unemployed people working for businesses in the area, and the ratio of the active population to the resident population is high.
This indicates that the area has a high employment density and many workers commute to work from other areas.