Jobseekers check job postings at a youth employment center in Seoul, Nov. 6. Yonhap

The number of new wage jobs for young adults in Korea dropped in the second quarter to the lowest amount since 2018, data showed Sunday.

Those in their teens and 20s received employment at 1.45 million new jobs in the April-June period, down 8.6 percent from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea.

The tally marked the lowest amount since the statistics agency began keeping such records in 2018. (Yonhap)