[Photo] Sharp Increase in Closures Among Self-Employed and Small Business Owners

Amid a surge in closures of small business owners due to domestic and international adversities such as economic recession and sluggish domestic demand, vacant stores line a commercial area in Sinchon, Seoul on the 26th. Accordingly, the amount of closure compensation paid to small business owners exceeded 1.3 trillion won this year, marking an all-time high.