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韩国3月份失业率降至2.7%。

-- 尽管波斯湾局势动荡,韩国经季节性调整后的失业率在3月份降至2.7%,低于2月份的2.9%,创下四个月以来的新低。韩国数据统计部(MDS)周二公布了这一数据。 3月份,韩国经济活动人口(即15岁及以上且就业或正在寻找工作的公民)增至2880万,高于去年同期的2860万。 MDS补充道,3月份失业人数减少了88.4万人,低于2月份的99.3万人。 荷兰投资集团ING旗下的ING Think表示,尽管3月份整体就业数据良好,但韩国劳动力市场的一些细节“仍然疲软”。 ING Think指出,例如,3月份失业率的下降“部分原因是劳动者退出劳动力市场,而非就业增长”。此外,新增就业岗位主要集中在低薪、低技能的服务业岗位和个体经营领域。相比之下,制造业和以薪金为基础的就业岗位则有所下降。 ING Think指出,虽然高薪工厂岗位变得更加稀缺,但3月份新增就业岗位最多的行业是餐饮、住宿、交通运输以及信息通信。 ING Think建议:“这些岗位大多属于非正式低薪岗位,对家庭支出的积极影响有限。我们认为这一趋势表明国内需求疲软。” ING Think补充道,中东地区及相关的供应中断,包括石油市场供应紧张,可能会在未来几个月加剧韩国的就业困境。 ING Think还表示:“我们也担心,如果供应中断持续超过两个月,可能会削弱更广泛行业的劳动力市场状况。石化行业的活动,包括石脑油裂解中心的开工率,在3月份已经降至最低水平。” “这种强制性的生产放缓预计将会蔓延开来,并开始损害其他行业的就业。”

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