S. Korea adds 113,000 jobs in Sept.

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SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea added 113,000 jobs in September, marking three consecutive months of employment gains over 100,000, government data showed Friday.

The number of employed people came to 29.26 million in September, compared with 29.15 million a year earlier, according to the data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics.

The country's jobless rate came to 2 percent last month, down 0.1 percent from a year earlier.

The employment rate for people aged 15 to 29 came to 44 percent, down 1.1 percentage points from a year earlier.

In this file photo, job seekers participate at a recruitment event held at a university in the southeastern city of Gyeongsan on Sept. 8, 2026. (Yonhap)

S. Korea adds 113,000 jobs in Sept.

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首尔，10月16日（韩联社）——韩国政府周五公布的数据显示，韩国9月份新增就业岗位11.3万个，连续第三个月新增就业岗位超过10万个。

根据国家统计局的数据，9月份就业人数为2926万人，而去年同期为2915万人。

该国上个月的失业率为2%，比上年同期下降了0.1个百分点。

15至29岁人群的就业率为44%，比上年同期下降1.1个百分点。

这张资料照片显示，2026年9月8日，求职者在韩国东南部城市庆山的一所大学参加招聘活动。（韩联社）

韩国9月份新增就业岗位11.3万个。