S. Korea vows tailored job support measures for individual sectors (opens original article in a new tab)

South Korea plans tailored job support measures for different sectors amid economic challenges from the Middle East crisis and a 40,000-job loss in May.

• South Korea plans tailored job support for manufacturing, construction, agriculture, and fisheries sectors.
• The country lost 40,000 jobs in May, marking the first decline in 17 months due to the Middle East crisis.
• Youth employment rate dropped to 43.8% in May, down 2.4 percentage points from a year earlier.