Episode Description:
Youth unemployment hits a five-year high while top students flee medicine for chips.
Korea's second-quarter graduate unemployment reached 481,000, the highest since the pandemic, as companies favor experienced hires over fresh graduates. At the same time, a record number of elite science students chose semiconductor-track engineering degrees over medical school. Today's episode breaks down what both trends mean for anyone entering Korea's job market this year.
Sources:
- 2분기 대졸 실업자 48.1만 명…코로나19 이후 최대 — Seoul Economic Daily, 2026-07-19
- [단독] 의대 대신 과기원 택한 영재·과고생 844명, 3년來 최대 — Seoul Economic Daily, 2026-07-19
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#KoreaJobs #YouthUnemployment #GraduateJobs #SemiconductorCareers #KoreaEconomy #KOSPI #AIPRISM #SeoulEconomicDaily #WANIFRA
