The Finance and Economy Ministry said Wednesday it disclosed management data for 342 public agencies through the public-sector information system ALIO.
New hiring totaled about 27,000, up about 7,000 people, or 34.5%, from a year earlier. The rebound followed two straight years of declines, driven in part by expanded staffing in public health care and a wider rail shift system.
Hiring aimed at social equity also improved. Youth hiring reached 6.2% of authorized staffing, hiring of people with disabilities was 4.2% of regular employees, and hiring of talent from relocated regions was 40.8% of the mandatory target, all above legal standards.
Financial indicators also improved. Public agencies’ debt rose 27.1 trillion won from a year earlier to 768.6 trillion won, but the debt ratio fell 6.4 percentage points to 174.1% as assets grew faster than liabilities.
Assets increased 58.1 trillion won to 1,210.3 trillion won, and net profit rose 5.2 trillion won to 13.3 trillion won.
Total authorized staffing stood at 429,000, up about 5,000. Welfare and benefits spending rose 5.6% to 864.8 billion won.
Work-family balance indicators improved as well. The number of employees taking parental leave rose 15.6% to 29,379, and male parental leave increased 38.7%.
Average pay for heads of public agencies rose 4.5% to 199 million won, while average employee pay increased 3.0% to 74 million won.
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