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South Korea adds 206,000 jobs in March, second straight month over 200,000
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South Korea added 206,000 jobs in March, topping 200,000 for the second straight month. The number of employed people rose 0.7 percent from a year earlier to 28.79 million, data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics showed. Youth employment, however, declined for the 23rd consecutive month.
A Bank of Korea report shows the share of young South Koreans aged 20-34 neither working nor job-seeking rose to 22.3% in 2025 from 14.6% in 2019. The trend, linked to AI-driven labor market changes and slowing economic growth, signals structural strains and potential long-term labor shortages. Officials call for reforms to encourage youth re-entry into the workforce.
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The Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI) has announced that agricultural commercialisation, youth employment, and digital transformation will anchor its next phase of work. Briefing stakeholders this week, ATI reported that its Agricultural Commercialisation Cluster (ACC) programme now covers 311 woredas and 11 priority commodities, reaching 4.4 million farmers. The initiative is supported by partners including DANIDA, the EU, AFD, and others.