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Title	Supplementary Results of the Economically Active Population Survey for Non-wage Workers and the Economically Inactive Population in August 2021
Date	2021-11-04
- Results of Non-wage Workers □ In August 2021, the non-wage workers recorded 6.61 million persons, which decreased by 29 thousand persons compared to August 2020. □ The average operation (service) period of non-wage workers marked 14 years and 10 months, rising by 2 months from August 2020. □ The share of self-employed persons joining a national pension stood at 77.7%, up 0.7%p from August 2020. □ As for the business preparation period of self-employed persons who started their business for the past 1 year by period, ‘1~3 months’ occupied 49.9%, down 2.7%p year-on-year. - Results of the Economically Inactive Population □ In August 2021, the economically inactive population was 16.758 million persons, which fell by 106 thousand persons from August 2020. □ 23.8% of the economically inactive population wanted to get a job or establish a business within 1 year, up 0.6%p from August 2020. ※ For more information, refer to the attached file.
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