Mokpo City Receives Grand Prize in Job Creation Evaluation by Jeonnam Province

Focusing on Job Creation for Youth Employment and Startups, Senior Workers, and Vulnerable Groups

Mokpo City has been honored with the grand prize in the job creation category of Jeollanam-do.

According to the city on the 27th, the job creation evaluation hosted by Jeonnam Province is selected by comprehensively assessing the performance of 19 items across 6 fields, including employment indicators of 22 cities and counties in Jeonnam, increases and execution status of job creation budgets, and job projects for youth, middle-aged, and vulnerable groups.

Mokpo City received the grand prize in the job creation category hosted by Jeonnam Province and is taking a commemorative photo.
[Photo by Mokpo City]

Throughout 2023, Mokpo City secured a budget of 22.3 billion KRW for job creation projects, focusing on local employment creation efforts such as supporting youth employment and entrepreneurship (147 people), middle-aged jobs (139 people), vulnerable group jobs (30,105 people), fostering social enterprises (33 companies), and selecting excellent job-creating companies (2 companies).

In particular, to support early retirement and post-retirement social activities for the middle-aged, the city promoted the Middle-aged Career-type Job Project, a Ministry of Employment and Labor public contest project, implementing roles such as small business management improvement support managers and SME technology sharing managers utilizing the experience of retired middle-aged workers, which received excellent evaluations as a result.

Additionally, the city was recognized for its contribution to supporting low-income and vulnerable groups by providing jobs, thereby aiding the livelihood of ordinary citizens and revitalizing the local economy.

Mayor Park Hong-ryul stated, “We will continue to promote customized youth and middle-aged job support and entrepreneurship projects to create a foundation where capable local talents can settle and become self-reliant in Mokpo,” adding, “We will do our utmost to realize ‘a great Mokpo sought by youth’ and create a Mokpo full of youth and vitality.”