Responding to the latest job numbers,... South Korea's Minister of Economy and Finance said the fact the number of newly-employed people in the lodging and food-related sectors climbed for the first time in 21 months is meaningful.<br />Speaking at an economy-related meeting on Wednesday... Hong Nam-ki said it's fortunate the overall employment figures for February recovered to the 200-thousand range for the first time in 13 months.<br />However, he added the government will continue to introduce measures to boost the number of jobs and help the labor market recover.<br />Hong also said the government will fast-track 13 private sector investment projects... worth a combined 11-billion U.S. dollars.<br />They were originally set to begin from 2020, but they'll now start before the end of the year. <br />
