S. Korea adds nearly 200,000 jobs in April

S. Korea adds nearly 200,000 jobs in April

Kong Mi-sook, a senior official at Statistics Korea, holds a press conference at the government complex in Sejong, central South Korea, on May 14, 2025, to announce South Korea added nearly 200,000 jobs in April, but employment in the manufacturing sector, considered the backbone of the economy, posted its steepest on-year decline in over six years, with the number of employed people tallied at 28.89 million. (Yonhap)

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