"Need to Earn Even One More Won" 80% of Self-Employed Open During Chuseok

Seoul Metropolitan Area Higher Than Non-Metropolitan Areas
Short-Term Part-Time Job Listings Also Active

Starting tomorrow (the 28th), most self-employed business owners have indicated that they will operate their stores during the Chuseok golden holiday.

According to a survey on 'Chuseok business plans' conducted by the recruitment platform 'Alba Heaven' among 118 corporate members, 79.7% of all respondents said, "We will operate our stores during the Chuseok holiday period." This means 4 out of 5 people. In the metropolitan area, the percentage of those planning to operate during Chuseok was 81.0%, slightly higher than the 78.0% in non-metropolitan areas.

The reason self-employed business owners continue to work during the Chuseok holiday is due to sales. The top two responses were "To generate at least some profit" (36.2%, multiple answers allowed) and "Expecting an increase in sales and customers during the Chuseok holiday" (35.1%).

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Following these were ▲Because it falls on regular business days (34.0%) ▲Because the nature of the industry makes Chuseok a peak season (22.3%) ▲Because there are no special plans such as visiting hometowns or traveling (11.7%).

This Chuseok holiday period includes temporary holidays and National Foundation Day, totaling six days. Accordingly, self-employed business owners expect a significant increase in holiday sales. More than half (51.1%) of the responding business owners said, "Sales during the holiday period are expected to increase compared to usual."

Job postings for short-term part-time workers to work during the Chuseok period are also actively being made. Among self-employed business owners, 44.7% said, "We have already hired or are in the process of hiring new part-time workers ahead of the holiday."

Regarding work types, the preference for hiring 'ultra-short-term part-time workers' who work less than a week during the Chuseok holiday season was the highest at 57.1%.

The average hourly wage to be paid to short-term part-time workers employed during the Chuseok period was recorded at 11,185 KRW. This is about 1,500 KRW (16.2%) higher than the minimum wage of 9,620 KRW per hour applicable this year.

In fact, a significant number of the MZ generation are reportedly aiming for short-term part-time jobs during the Chuseok period to earn higher-than-usual hourly wages. According to a recent survey by the part-time job platform 'AlbaMon' of 2,324 adult men and women regarding their plans for part-time work during the Chuseok holiday, 70.1% of respondents said they "intend to do short-term part-time work."

The highest percentage among respondents was office workers (74.2%), followed by university students (71.3%) and job seekers (64.6%).