홍남기 "일자리, 민간•서비스업•취약계층에 주안점"<br /><br />Meanwhile, South Korea's finance minister, Hong Nam-ki, is calling for an extra push in the first half of this year to create more jobs.<br />At a meeting Wednesday of economy-related ministers,... Hong said... the government will focus on revitalizing private investment and the service industry to spur job creation.<br />He also said the government will work to improve employment conditions especially for young people, women and senior citizens.<br />The government also aims to help small and medium sized businesses overcome the so-called job mismatch problem, which has made it hard for them to hire the people they need.<br />Overall this year, the finance minister said the government aims to create a hundred and 50 thousand new jobs.
