S. Korea's unemployment benefit hits new high in June
- 4 years ago
지난달 실업급여 지급액 1조1천억원...또 '역대 최대'
The amount of unemployment benefits paid out in South Korea last month rose to a record high.
According to the labor ministry, the government paid 1-point-1 trillion won -- or a little under a billion U.S. dollars -- in state unemployment allowances last month.
That's an increase of nearly 63 percent on year.
The figure has broken record after record since February because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ministry explained,... that not only have many Koreans lost their jobs... but the government has increased the budget for unemployment.... and the length of the benefits since last year.
The amount of unemployment benefits paid out in South Korea last month rose to a record high.
According to the labor ministry, the government paid 1-point-1 trillion won -- or a little under a billion U.S. dollars -- in state unemployment allowances last month.
That's an increase of nearly 63 percent on year.
The figure has broken record after record since February because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ministry explained,... that not only have many Koreans lost their jobs... but the government has increased the budget for unemployment.... and the length of the benefits since last year.