Total employment rises the most in 6 years The number of people working in Korea was up 652,000 last month on year, according to Statistics Korea. It was the second consecutive month of on-year gains and took the total number of people employed to 27.2 million. 2021.5.12
![Those applying for jobs at the Daegu Metropolitan Transit Corporation taking an exam at a convention center in Daegu while social dsitancing on May 2. Number of jobs in April saw the biggest increase in six years. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10037977.jpg?imageId=10037977&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)