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Title	2012 Foreigner Labour Force Survey
Date	2012-11-22
- The number of employed foreigners was 791 thousand persons.The employment-population ratio for foreigners recorded 71.0 percent. - As for the status of sojourn, 'working visit (H-2)' and 'non-professional employment (E-9)' occupied the majority of employed foreigners. As for the nationality, Korean Chinese occupied the largest share, which was followed by Vietnamese and Chinese (excluding Korean Chinese). - As for industries, foreigners worked mainly in Manufacturing, and Wholesale & Retail Trade and Hotels & Restaurants. As for occupations, craft workers and machine operating & assembling workers occupied the largest share, which was followed by elementary workers. - The economically inactive population for foreigners was mainly due to "Childcare and Home duties", "Attending regular school" and "Rested". - After the expiration of the current status of residence, 84.2 percent of foreigners wanted to stay in Korea. They mainly wanted to extend their stay or obtain permanent residency. - For the past year, 29.7 percent of foreign students have worked in Korea. After graduation, 47.2 percent of foreign students wanted to stay in Korea. ※ For more information, refer to the attached file.
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