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Property divide leaves more employed Koreans in their 30s living with parents

Rising home prices and tighter lending are widening Korea’s generational wealth gap, leaving more employed people in their 30s living with their parents.

2026.7.24

Unemployment among college grads hits 5-year high in Q2

The number of jobless people with a bachelor's degree or higher hit 481,000 in the April-to-June period, with the Data Ministry linking the rise to the Iran war.

2026.7.19

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Prime Minister Kim Min-seok speaks during a youth policy coordination meeting held at SME DMC Tower in Mapo District, western Seoul, on April 28. [NEWS1]

Prime minister calls for practical projects for struggling youths

The government should come up with practical projects for youths, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said Tuesday, noting that young adults appear to be feeling less affected by government policy than other categories of policy recipients.

2026.4.28

The photo shows Yongsan District and Mapo District as seen from Mount Namsan in central Seoul on March 9. [NEWS1]

More young people move to Seoul than leave it despite housing costs, report says

In a city often associated with rising rents and shrinking spaces, Seoul has pulled in young adults faster than it’s lost them for the third straight year.

2025.6.25

More youths neglect their health due to their busy schedules and financial burdens. [JOONGANG PHOTO]

Busy schedules, financial burden keep young Koreans out of the doctor's office

Four out of 10 young Korean adults don't see a doctor even though they are sick, according to a recent poll, as more youths neglect their health due to their busy schedules and the financial burden.

2024.2.19

Members of the ASEAN-Korea Centre including its Secretary General Kim Hae-yong, fourth from right; members of the diplomatic community including Dk Nooriyah Pg Yussof, ambassador of Brunei to Korea, fifth from right; members of the media including Cheong Chul-gun, CEO of the Korea JoongAng Daily, third from right; and members of educational institutes including Kim Young-gon, president of the National Institute for International Education, fourth form left, join hands in opening a roundtable discussion on the results of the ASEAN-Korea Centre's survey on Asean-Korean young adults' mutual perceptions at the Korea Press Center in Seoul on Wednesday. [PARK SANG-MOON]

Asean sees Korea as K-pop nation and most trusted regional power

Over the past five years, the image of Korea in the minds of Asean young adults went from a developed country to K-pop nation, and its people from friendly and nice to pretty and attractive, possibly due to the increasing popularity of Korean...

2022.1.26

Tag: young adults

young adults

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Property divide leaves more employed Koreans in their 30s living with parents

Unemployment among college grads hits 5-year high in Q2

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Prime minister calls for practical projects for struggling youths

More young people move to Seoul than leave it despite housing costs, report says

Busy schedules, financial burden keep young Koreans out of the doctor's office

Asean sees Korea as K-pop nation and most trusted regional power