South Korea: University graduate employment rate, worst 65%!

South Korea: University graduate employment rate, worst 65%!

-The lowest level in the last 10 years-

2021/12/28

New graduate employment rate in South Korea:

“Last year, the employment rate of new graduates from Korean universities and graduate schools” was 65.1%.

This is the lowest number since 2011.

Korean Ministry of Education
Korea Education Development Institute

On the 27th, the results of the “2020 Employment Statistics Survey for Higher Education Graduates” were announced.

Graduates of universities and general graduate schools nationwide,

We surveyed 353,521 people about their employment status as of the end of last year.

Employment rate is 65.1%:

Compared to the previous year (2019, 67.1%), it decreased by 2 points, the lowest since 2011.

By size of employment:

The number of employees with more than 1,000 full-time employees (74,898) has decreased significantly compared to the previous year (82,837).

The number of employees employed by companies with 5-299 employees has increased.

Chosun Online | Chosun Ilbo

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Japanese college students: 85% succeed in finding employment!

2021/08/19

As the economic situation deteriorates due to the influence of the corona,

More than 8 out of 10 Japanese college students have succeeded in finding employment.

Asahi Shimbun (electronic version) on the 18th:

I found out by investigating recruitment.

The job offer rate for college students scheduled to graduate in 2022 reached 85.3% as of August 1.

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