[Photo] 'Employment Shock' Amid COVID Resurgence, Largest Drop in Number of Employed in 4 Months

On the 16th, a job seeker visiting an Employment Welfare Plus Center in Seoul is looking at the job information bulletin board. According to the 'September Employment Trends' announced by Statistics Korea on the same day, the number of employed people last month was 27,012,000, a decrease of 392,000 compared to a year ago. This is the largest decline in four months since May (392,000). / Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@