Monday, January 28, 2008
[IWS] KLI: [KOREA] LABOR TRENDS 2008 [22 January 2008]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Korea Labor Institute (KLI)
[KOREA] LABOR TRENDS 2008 [22 January 2008]
https://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/06_trend/engtrendboard/view.asp?seq=62&page=1&mode=2&ctop=1&csub=0&lsize=0&syear=2008&stype=0&stext =
[excerpt]
Total Employment and Labor Force
The labor force was at 24,471 thousands in November 2007, 246 thousands(1.0%) higher than a year ago. By gender, male labor force rose by 145 thousands(1.0%) to 14,222 thousands, and female labor force by 101 thousands(1.0%) to 10,249 thousands.
The labor force participation rate stood at 62.2% in November 2007, decreased by 0.1 percentage points from the rate observed a year ago.
The employment rate was at 60.4% in November 2007, an increase of 0.1 percentage points from a year earlier. By gender, employment rate for men was same as a year ago (71.7%,) and the rate for women rose by 0.1 percentage points to 49.6%.
Total employment, at 23,739 thousands in November 2007, increased by 281 thousands employees (1.2%) than a year earlier. By gender, male employment rose by 171 thousands(1.3%) to 13,744 thousands, and female employment by 110 thousands(1.3%) to 9,995 thousands.
AND MUCH MORE....
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Korea Labor Institute (KLI)
[KOREA] LABOR TRENDS 2008 [22 January 2008]
https://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/06_trend/engtrendboard/view.asp?seq=62&page=1&mode=2&ctop=1&csub=0&lsize=0&syear=2008&stype=0&stext =
[excerpt]
Total Employment and Labor Force
The labor force was at 24,471 thousands in November 2007, 246 thousands(1.0%) higher than a year ago. By gender, male labor force rose by 145 thousands(1.0%) to 14,222 thousands, and female labor force by 101 thousands(1.0%) to 10,249 thousands.
The labor force participation rate stood at 62.2% in November 2007, decreased by 0.1 percentage points from the rate observed a year ago.
The employment rate was at 60.4% in November 2007, an increase of 0.1 percentage points from a year earlier. By gender, employment rate for men was same as a year ago (71.7%,) and the rate for women rose by 0.1 percentage points to 49.6%.
Total employment, at 23,739 thousands in November 2007, increased by 281 thousands employees (1.2%) than a year earlier. By gender, male employment rose by 171 thousands(1.3%) to 13,744 thousands, and female employment by 110 thousands(1.3%) to 9,995 thousands.
AND MUCH MORE....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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