S. Korea adds 108,000 new jobs in July; manufacturing employment remains weak

South Korea added 108,000 jobs in July from a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday, marking the second consecutive month of gains, while manufacturing employment continued to remain weak. The number of employed people came to 29.13 million in July, compared with 29.02 million a year earlier, according to data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics. Job growth turned positive again in June, rising by 63,000 after declining by 40,000 in May, the first drop in 17 months. The country's j