Number of young people not employed or in education topped 300,000 in 2017

최악 취업난 속 니트족 증가 구직도 안하고 그냥 쉰 청년 30만명 In yet another gloomy reflection of Korea's sky-high youth unemployment rate,... the number of young people in Korea not working nor studying reached 300-thousand last year. Statistics Korea said Thursday that around 30-thousand more so-called NEETs -- not in education, employment nor training -- between the age of 15 to 29 were added in 2017. These young NEETs, who are able to,... but not motivated to work,... accounted for three-point-two percent of the youth population last year. The youth unemployment rate in 2017 was nine-point-nine percent, the highest since related figures were first recorded in 2000. Experts say that,... considering the demographic structure and the number of young people who graduate college,... youth unemployment and youth reclusiveness will remain a serious issue for the next several years. Arirang News Facebook:   / arirangtvnews   ------------------------------------------------------------ [Subscribe Arirang Official YouTube] ARIRANG TV:    / arirang   ARIRANG RADIO:    / music180arirang   ARIRANG NEWS:    / arirangnews   ARIRANG K-POP:    / arirangworld   ARIRANG ISSUE:    / arirangtoday   ARIRANG CULTURE:    / arirangkorean   ------------------------------------------------------------ [Visit Arirang TV Official Pages] Facebook:   / arirangtv   Twitter:   / arirangworld   Instagram:   / arirangworld   Homepage: http://www.arirang.com ------------------------------------------------------------ [Arirang K-Pop] YouTube:    / arirangworld   Facebook:   / arirangkpop   Google+: http://plus.google.com/+arirangworld