Older male workers surpass younger people: data
Social affairsJan 28, 2013
South Korean male workers in their 60s or older outnumbered those in their 20s last year, data showed Monday, suggesting that the country's labor market is getting older amid chronically low birth rates and a rapidly aging population.According to the data by Statistics Korea, the number of male workers aged 60 or older came to about 1.8 million at the end of last year, up 6.3 percent from 1.69 million tallied a year earlier. The figure exceeded the 1.72 million male workers in their 20s last yea