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Title	Supplementary Results of the Economically Active Population Survey for the Young Population in May 2021
Date	2021-07-20
□ In May 2021, the young population aged 15 to 29 totaled 8.799 million people, which decreased by 136 thousand people (-1.5%) compared to May 2020. The labor force participation rate of the young population stood at 49.0%, up 2.0%p year-on-year. The employment-population ratio of the young population recorded 44.4%, up 2.2%p year-on-year. □ It took 4 years and 3.4 months on average to graduate from a university (including a 2-year or 3-year college), which rose by 0.4 month year-on-year. (5 years and 0.5 month for males; 3 years and 8.7 months for females) □ It took 10.1 months to get the first job after graduation or dropout, rising by 0.1 month year-on-year. The average service period of the first job was 1 year and 6.2 months, rising by 0.7 month year-on-year. ※ For more information, refer to the attached file.
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