Gov't to unveil measures to continue February's job growth momentum: Minister
- 5 years ago
Responding to the latest job numbers,... South Korea's Minister of Economy and Finance said the fact the number of newly-employed people in the lodging and food-related sectors climbed for the first time in 21 months is meaningful.
Speaking at an economy-related meeting on Wednesday... Hong Nam-ki said it's fortunate the overall employment figures for February recovered to the 200-thousand range for the first time in 13 months.
However, he added the government will continue to introduce measures to boost the number of jobs and help the labor market recover.
Hong also said the government will fast-track 13 private sector investment projects... worth a combined 11-billion U.S. dollars.
They were originally set to begin from 2020, but they'll now start before the end of the year.
Speaking at an economy-related meeting on Wednesday... Hong Nam-ki said it's fortunate the overall employment figures for February recovered to the 200-thousand range for the first time in 13 months.
However, he added the government will continue to introduce measures to boost the number of jobs and help the labor market recover.
Hong also said the government will fast-track 13 private sector investment projects... worth a combined 11-billion U.S. dollars.
They were originally set to begin from 2020, but they'll now start before the end of the year.