Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Young Koreans shun manufacturing jobs for easier hospitality roles

Workers aged 60 and above surpassed those in their 20s in the manufacturing sector workforce last year, constituting a record-high 13.4 percent of all manufacturing employees.

2024-01-17

Use of robots results in 'meaningful' decline in human labor: BOK

Expanded use of robots has resulted in a "meaningful" decline in demand for human labor in the manufacturing industry while replacing mostly "routine" and "repetitive" jobs, a central bank report said Wednesday.

2021-12-15

Recovery shows in power consumption, factory rates

A gradual but steady increase in power consumption is the latest indication of economic recovery, along with healthy indicators in manufacturing, making President Moon Jae-in's goal of 4-percent growth for 2021 more possible.

2021-05-19