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"It's harder to find people"…Hiring market shrinks, labor shortage deepens

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  1. A Ministry of Employment and Labor survey showed that job postings and hiring fell in the first quarter of 2025, and the number of unfilled positions also decreased by 11,000 (-9.6%) to 108,000.
  2. The unfilled rate was 27.7% in transportation and warehousing and 16.3% in manufacturing, while by occupation, drivers and transport workers had the highest rate at 24.6%.
  3. Reasons for unfilled positions were a lack of experienced applicants at 25.6% and a mismatch in wages and working conditions at 20.6%, and the Ministry said job-focused workforce training is needed.

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"It's harder to find people"…Hiring market shrinks, labor shortage deepens

Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): “사람 구하는 게 더 어렵다”…줄어든 채용시장, 더 깊어진 인력난

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