In June, the youth employment rate fell for the 26th consecutive month. The number of employed people decreased for 44 consecutive months. The unemployment rate rose by 0.9%p from the previous year. The number of employed people increased again in June due to the impact of manufacturing-centered industrial structure and AI. However, the employment rate fell for three consecutive months, and the youth employment rate showed a downward trend for two years and two months in a row. Due to the industrial structure that relies on the semiconductor boom and the influence of artificial intelligence (AI), the possibility of a ‘youth employment cliff’ is increasing...