In 2021, the average job-seeking period for the first job of people aged 15 to 29 years old in South Korea was about ten months. While the search time has increased since 2017, it decreased slightly in 2020.
Average job-seeking period for the first job of people aged 15 to 29 years old in South Korea from 2016 to 2021 (in months)
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Statistics Korea. (July 20, 2021). Average job-seeking period for the first job of people aged 15 to 29 years old in South Korea from 2016 to 2021 (in months) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229379/south-korea-job-seeking-period-of-the-youth/
Statistics Korea. "Average job-seeking period for the first job of people aged 15 to 29 years old in South Korea from 2016 to 2021 (in months)." Chart. July 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229379/south-korea-job-seeking-period-of-the-youth/
Statistics Korea. (2021). Average job-seeking period for the first job of people aged 15 to 29 years old in South Korea from 2016 to 2021 (in months). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229379/south-korea-job-seeking-period-of-the-youth/
Statistics Korea. "Average Job-seeking Period for The First Job of People Aged 15 to 29 Years Old in South Korea from 2016 to 2021 (in Months)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229379/south-korea-job-seeking-period-of-the-youth/
Statistics Korea, Average job-seeking period for the first job of people aged 15 to 29 years old in South Korea from 2016 to 2021 (in months) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229379/south-korea-job-seeking-period-of-the-youth/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
Average job-seeking period for the first job of people aged 15 to 29 years old in South Korea from 2016 to 2021 (in months) [Graph], Statistics Korea, July 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229379/south-korea-job-seeking-period-of-the-youth/