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public jobs-2024 tally
Number of jobs in public sector remains nearly unchanged in 2024
By Kim Han-joo
SEJONG, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- The number of public-sector jobs remained nearly unchanged in 2024 from a year earlier after peaking in 2022 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, government data showed Thursday.
Some 2.86 million people were employed in the public sector in 2024, up 0.1 percent from 2023, according to the data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics.
The figure reached a record 2.89 million in 2022 following the creation of new positions in response to the pandemic before edging down 0.2 percent on-year in 2023.
"Overall, the size of public-sector employment has been maintained since 2022," Choi Jae-hyuk, a senior ministry official, said, noting that the number had expanded earlier due to pandemic-related demand and the public-sector expansion policies of former President Moon Jae-in's administration.
By age group, people in their 40s accounted for the largest share of public-sector jobs at 750,000, followed by those in their 30s and 50s with 744,000 and 711,000 jobs, respectively, the data showed.
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