Labor & Education

Korea Q1 jobless 1.02M, youth 27% 5-year peak

Monthly avg jobless 102.9M, youth portion 26.4% hit 5-year high. BOK data: 255K youth jobs lost in 4 years post-ChatGPT; 251K concentrated in high AI-exposure sectors.

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Seoul Economic DailyUPI
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