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The Characteristics of Population Aging and the Employment of Aged Workers in Seoul, Korea
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- Issue Date
- 2012
- Citation
- Korean Social Sciences Review(KSSR), Vol.2 No.1, pp. 181-220
- Keywords
- Population Aging ; Employment of Aged Workers ; Geographical Mismatch ; Korea
- Abstract
- This study examines the characteristics of population aging and the employment of aged
workers in Seoul. Population indexes such as those on aged/children ratio and longevity
degree are analyzed to identify the time-spatial changes and differentiation of population
aging by gu (district). Employers, job seekers and employees related to the aged workers
are also analyzed using data from the Center of Job Placement for the Aged in Seoul. The
results indicate that population aging has progressed faster in Seoul than other regions in
recent years. In addition, regional differences in tendency of population aging are obvious
even within Seoul. The percentage of unskilled laborers is much higher in Seoul compared
with other regions. There is also geographical differentiation in the employment of aged
workers among regions within Seoul. Employment opportunities for the aged are relatively
abundant in core economic areas of Seoul, while they are much scarcer in outer residential
areas. This shows a geographical mismatch between employers and job seekers, which means
that it is difficult for aged workers to secure jobs near their places of residence. Accordingly,
governmental support and intervention is needed to address the lower level of mobility of
aged workers.
- ISSN
- 2234-4039
- Language
- English
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