According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on June 17, this year's local government 9th grade public and career recruitment exams are expected to select 23,390 candidates, with a total of 141,546 applications received. This marks a slight decrease in the competition rate to 6.1 to 1, down from 8.8 to 1 last year. The number of positions available has increased by 9,794 from last year's 13,596.
By recruitment type, the open competitive recruitment has a competition rate of 6 to 1, while the career competitive recruitment stands at 11.2 to 1. Regionally, Sejong City has the highest competition rate at 12.5 to 1, with 953 applicants for 76 positions. Following Sejong are Daegu at 10 to 1 and Daejeon at 9.5 to 1. In contrast, Chungcheongbuk-do has the lowest rate at 4.3 to 1, with 5,407 applicants for 1,253 positions, while Incheon is at 4.5 to 1, and Jeollanam-do and Jeju Special Self-Governing Province both at 4.6 to 1.
In terms of job categories, the administrative sector has a competition rate of 6.7 to 1, with 97,074 applicants for 14,530 positions, while the science and technology sector has a rate of 5 to 1, with 44,472 applicants for 8,860 positions.
By age group, those aged 20 to 29 make up the largest share at 47.6% (67,367 applicants), followed by those aged 30 to 39 at 37.8% (53,440 applicants), those over 40 at 13.8% (19,641 applicants), and those under 19 at 0.8% (1,098 applicants).
In terms of gender, female applicants total 80,722, accounting for 57% of the total, surpassing male applicants at 60,824 (43%). This represents a slight increase from last year's female application rate of 56.7%.
Candidates can check their exam locations and schedules through the websites of their respective cities and the local government internet application centers. Results for the written exam will be announced from July 9 to 23 on the city websites, with final successful candidates to be announced sequentially starting July 31.
Jin Myung-ki, head of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's Local Innovation Office, stated, "This year, with a significant increase in the number of positions, we will actively support local governments to ensure that the written exams are conducted smoothly across all 17 cities without any issues."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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