According to the ‘2025 Changwon Region Employment Trends’ published by the Changwon Chamber of Commerce and Industry by analyzing the Employment Information Service’s Employment Insurance DB, the number of full-time workers (insured) enrolled in employment insurance in the Changwon region in 2025 was 278,084, an increase of 1.4% compared to the previous year.
Increase in workplaces with less than 100 to 300 employees… Decrease for less than 10 people
By workplace size, ‘100 to less than 300 employees’ increased by 6.0%, recording the highest growth rate, while ’10 to less than 100 employees’ (3.8%) and ‘300 or more employees’ (1.0%) also increased. On the other hand, small businesses with ‘less than 10 employees’ decreased by 4.2% to 65,891 people.
By industry, the service industry led the increase. The number of workers in the service industry increased by 2.4% to 150,279, and the number of workers in the manufacturing industry increased by 0.5% to 114,122. The construction industry decreased by 1.6% to 10,345 people.
Within the manufacturing industry, ‘other machinery and equipment’ had the largest number of people at 29,265, followed by ‘cars and trailers’ with 18,773 people, ‘electrical equipment’ with 17,689 people, ‘other transportation equipment’ with 10,801 people, and ‘primary metals’ with 10,250 people. ‘Medical, precision, and optical equipment’ (7.9%), ‘rubber and plastic’ (6.8%), and ‘other transportation equipment’ (5.2%) increased, while ‘food products’ (-7.8%), ‘electrical equipment’ (-2.6%), and ‘cars and trailers’ (-0.7%) decreased.
Manufacturing industry, long-term employment of more than 10 years 30.4%
By length of service, 76,228 people were ‘less than 1 year’, 72,519 people were ‘1 to 3 years’, 41,928 people were ‘5 to 10 years’, and 33,842 people were ‘3 to 5 years’. The proportion of long-term employees for more than 10 years was 19.7% (55,189 people) in all industries, but in the manufacturing industry, it was 30.4% (34,619 people), which was 10.7 percentage points higher, clearly showing a structure centered on skilled workers.
In the service industry, ‘health industry and social welfare’ had the largest number of people at 44,714, followed by ‘wholesale and retail’ (16,304 people), ‘business facility management/business support and leasing’ (15,778 people), ‘professional/science and technology’ (14,490 people), and ‘accommodation and restaurants’ (10,211 people).
New hiring plummets by 7.4%… 5.5% increase in re-employment among people over 60 years old
In 2025, the number of employed people decreased by 0.9% to 123,388, and the number of retirees decreased by 0.2% to 117,518. Among the employed, the number of people with experience was 112,432 (-0.2%), and the number of newly employed people was 10,956, a sharp decrease of 7.4%.
The most common reason for retirement was ‘voluntary resignation due to personal reasons’ at 55.4% (65,083 people), but it decreased by 3.8%. On the other hand, ‘contract expiration and completion of construction’ (up 10.5%) and ‘retirement age’ (up 16.3%) increased significantly, reflecting the rising proportion of short-term workers and the aging trend.
By age, new employment decreased across all age groups, while experienced employment increased by 5.5% for those aged 60 or older and 1.3% for those aged 50 to 59. The analysis is that re-employment among the elderly using their post-retirement experience was relatively active.
An official from the Changwon Chamber of Commerce said, “Amid economic uncertainty, voluntary job changes are decreasing, and both entry and exit from the labor market are slowing down. If the decline in new hiring continues, the barriers to entry into the labor market for young people may further increase.”
date: 2026-02-14 18:51:00
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