Korea's youth umemployment worsens in Q1, 2017
- 7 years ago
The struggle to find jobs continue for many young people in the nation.
According to an OECD report released Sunday... in the first quarter of this year, Korea's unemployment rate for those between 15 and 24 years of age.... came to 10 percent... a tenth of a percentage point on-quarter rise.
A stark contrast to the U.S., the EU and Japan... where youth unemployment dipped.
The EU led the way at Point-7 percent.
The only other OECD members that saw those digits go up... were Austria, Latvia and Chile.
According to an OECD report released Sunday... in the first quarter of this year, Korea's unemployment rate for those between 15 and 24 years of age.... came to 10 percent... a tenth of a percentage point on-quarter rise.
A stark contrast to the U.S., the EU and Japan... where youth unemployment dipped.
The EU led the way at Point-7 percent.
The only other OECD members that saw those digits go up... were Austria, Latvia and Chile.