South Korea sees improvement in labor market in February, but still faces youth job crisis

Job growth in South Korea picked up last month, but the country still faces a youth job crisis.

Statistics Korea said on Wednesday that employers added 136-thousand jobs in February, compared to the same month the previous year.

This marks the second straight month that the country saw an improvement in the labor market.

This was mainly driven by a surge in employment among those in their 60s or older.

But hiring among those aged 15 to 29 was the lowest in four years.

Manufacturing and construction jobs also continued on a downward trend.