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Weigookin74
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Kuros
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| Australia has weathered the economic downturn quite well. But, those down under have suffered a disproportionate amount of natural disasters of late. |
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Ya-ta Boy
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| Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:45 am Post subject: Re: Which countries have the most jobs. |
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I might be mis-remembering, but even at its worst in '98-'99, SK had a better employment record than than the US at its best. Koreans get panicky if things go north of 3%--social inequality, social inequality! I don't remember when the US was even close to that.
SK lags in retirement, but in health care and employment, it rates a whale of a lot better than the US and has for about a generation. As far as that goes, I'm not aware of parts of SK that pump out kids with a benighted view of science. While their best schools don't match ours, their average, typical schools seem to out-perform ours.
For all its faults, SK has been better governed over the last 30 years or so. |
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radcon
Joined: 23 May 2011
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| Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 8:51 am Post subject: Re: Which countries have the most jobs. |
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
I might be mis-remembering, but even at its worst in '98-'99, SK had a better employment record than than the US at its best. Koreans get panicky if things go north of 3%--social inequality, social inequality! I don't remember when the US was even close to that.
SK lags in retirement, but in health care and employment, it rates a whale of a lot better than the US and has for about a generation. As far as that goes, I'm not aware of parts of SK that pump out kids with a benighted view of science. While their best schools don't match ours, their average, typical schools seem to out-perform ours.
For all its faults, SK has been better governed over the last 30 years or so. |
What a joke. If you believe the true unemployment rate in South Korea is only 3% you are dreaming. |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 9:03 am Post subject: Re: Which countries have the most jobs. |
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
For all its faults, SK has been better governed over the last 30 years or so. |
Lot of truth to that. On the other hand, it is a lot easier to govern a homogenous country such as the ROK than a widely diverse country with six times as many people.
The same could be said about a lot of other countries too. Well, at least for the past 10 years. Who would have thought that Brazil would be better governed than the USA?
Wonder if and when we'll have our own Lulu... |
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KingMomo
Joined: 25 Aug 2011
Location: Here and there
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| Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 8:43 pm Post subject: Re: Which countries have the most jobs. |
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| radcon wrote: |
| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
I might be mis-remembering, but even at its worst in '98-'99, SK had a better employment record than than the US at its best. Koreans get panicky if things go north of 3%--social inequality, social inequality! I don't remember when the US was even close to that.
SK lags in retirement, but in health care and employment, it rates a whale of a lot better than the US and has for about a generation. As far as that goes, I'm not aware of parts of SK that pump out kids with a benighted view of science. While their best schools don't match ours, their average, typical schools seem to out-perform ours.
For all its faults, SK has been better governed over the last 30 years or so. |
What a joke. If you believe the true unemployment rate in South Korea is only 3% you are dreaming. |
Some people do believe everything the govt reports. This is SK. |
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supernick
Joined: 24 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 6:44 am Post subject: |
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| Korea's unemployment rate is much higher. They do not include men over 45, and most women for that matter. Korea's true rate would be 7% plus for sure. If you would make all the gas stations self-serve, and taught people how to park without the need for parking lot attendents the rate would be much higher. |
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bucheon bum
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In South Korea, Too Many College Grads, Too Few Jobs
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More than 60 percent of Koreans ages 25 to 34 have higher educations, compared with about 40 percent in the United States, and the gap is growing.
But Korean officials are alarmed that many graduates are not finding jobs � more than 40 percent in the past year, even though the Korean economy was doing pretty well. That is why President Lee Myung-bak is promoting alternatives. |
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Underwaterbob
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| Considering that playing video games is considered a "job" here, 3% is surprisingly large. Heck, if that's the case, I have multiple "jobs." |
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brento1138
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I'm always surprised at how many older people seem to be working -- and they think nothing of it. To them, retiring is not an option, or even something they think about or want. It's partly because of maybe not having enough money to retire, but I think it's more because they just like to work. I know my grandparents basically never wanted to stop working -- they didn't know what to do with themselves.
Also, I'm surprised when I walk into Emart or Hyundai department store the sheer number of people just standing and bowing and saying hello. Back in Canada, I remember finding some clothes at a department store and searching far and wide for anyone to help me (it seemed empty). That's a big cultural difference. Korea just has more people doing (rather useless) tasks... As a customer though, I enjoy the increased level of service.
Such a contrast here. In Korea, the corporations really seem to pander to the consumer, yet employees make less money, yet more people are employed. Which is better? I dunno. But both societies seem to be doing well in comparison to the rest of the world. |
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ThingsComeAround
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| Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Underwaterbob wrote: |
| Considering that playing video games is considered a "job" here, 3% is surprisingly large. Heck, if that's the case, I have multiple "jobs." |
Yes. |
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recessiontime
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:22 am Post subject: |
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| bucheon bum wrote: |
In South Korea, Too Many College Grads, Too Few Jobs
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More than 60 percent of Koreans ages 25 to 34 have higher educations, compared with about 40 percent in the United States, and the gap is growing.
But Korean officials are alarmed that many graduates are not finding jobs � more than 40 percent in the past year, even though the Korean economy was doing pretty well. That is why President Lee Myung-bak is promoting alternatives. |
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that's the difference between Korea and Canada. At least in Korea you actually hear about graduate unemployment. In Canada all economic problems are quietly swept under the rug by the media. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| supernick wrote: |
| Korea's unemployment rate is much higher. They do not include men over 45, and most women for that matter. . |
Link please? |
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supernick
Joined: 24 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| No link as that information is in Korean. Men over 45 are classified as retired. As for women, they are expected to leave the workforce to raise children. You also have to consider that S.Korea has 700.000 conscripts that are not in the workforce. Korea's total workforce (people who are employed) is about 15 million. Just having 700.000 conscripts will add another 5%. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2011/10/137_97513.html
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The KDI reported that the ILO-based jobless rate for the 20-somethings in Seoul is 21.2 percent, more than four times the official rate of 4.8 percent in October. The jobless rate was 3 percent for all workers and 6.3 percent for the young last month.
The statistics indicate that Korea has near full employment. This is a mockery. |
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