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更多南韓民眾放棄謀職

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根據南韓統計廳一項對工作年齡人口的調查，在新型冠狀病毒最早到達南韓前的2019年12月，15歲或以上的沮喪勞工（或稱失望勞工）人數為53萬4000人。

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自南韓1月20日通報首起確診病例後，沮喪勞工的人數就已呈現普遍上升，儘管按月仍有若干波動。相較於2019年12月，2020年11月的人數增加9萬7000人，達63萬1000人。

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部分的研究分析師表示，沮喪勞工人數的攀升，無法完全歸咎於2019冠狀病毒病大流行。

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More Koreans giving up looking for jobs 

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According to a survey on the working age population － those aged 15 or over － by Statistics Korea, the number of discouraged workers stood at 534,000 in December 2019, the month before the novel coronavirus first arrived in Korea.

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Since the first case was reported here on Jan. 20, the tally of discouraged workers has showed a general increase, though there were some ups and downs from month to month. Compared to December 2019, the tally for November 2020 grew 97,000 to reach 631,000.

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Some research analysts say that the climbing number of discouraged workers cannot wholly be attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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