Number of self-employed falls for sixth consecutive month amid weak consumption
Published: 19 Aug. 2024, 19:06
Updated: 20 Aug. 2024, 11:52
![A cat sits on a sink in a recently closed, empty fish shop. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/08/20/b2e6c56d-de30-4b5d-8a92-2819ae52a913.jpg)
A cat sits on a sink in a recently closed, empty fish shop. [YONHAP]
A cat sits on a sink in a recently closed, empty fish shop.
The number of self-employed people in Korea fell for the sixth consecutive month in July, data showed Monday, as the nation's economy grapples with weaker consumption.
There were 5.72 million self-employed people last month, down some 62,000 from the same month last year, according to data from Statistics Korea. It marked the sixth consecutive month that the number of self-employed people declined.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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