▲ 2025년 5월 인천광역시 고용동향(사진제공:경인지방통계청)  © 박상도 기자

(브레이크뉴스인천 박상도 기자) 경인지방통계청이 11일,  2025년 5월 인천광역시 고용동향을 발표했다.

고용동향 자료에서 15세이상인구 및 경제활동인구을 보면, 2025년 5월 인천시 15세이상인구는 270만 5천명으로 전년동월대비 4만명(1.5%) 증가했다.

경제활동인구는 178만 9천명으로 전년동월대비 3만 5천명(2.0%) 증가했으며, 경제활동참가율은 66.1%로 전년동월대비 0.3%p 상승했다.

비경제활동인구는 91만 6천명으로 전년동월대비 5천명(0.5%) 증가했으며, 성별 전년동월대비 증감을 보면 남자는 32만 7천명으로 8천명(-2.4%) 감소했으나, 여자는 58만 9천명으로 1만 3천명(2.2%) 증가했다.

취업자 동향에서 취업자 및 고용률을 보면, 2025년 5월 인천시 취업자는 172만 8천명으로 전년동월대비 3만 4천명(2.0%) 증가했다.

성별 전년동월대비 증감을 보면 남자는 97만 8천명으로 2만 8천명(3.0%) 증가했고, 여자는 75만명으로 6천명(0.8%) 증가했다.

고용률은 63.9%로 전년동월대비 0.3%p 상승했으며 성별 전년동월대비 증감을 보면, 남자는 73.0%로 1.0%p 상승했으나, 여자는 54.9%로 0.4%p 하락했다.

15~64세 고용률(OECD 비교 기준)은 69.9%로 전년동월대비 0.1%p 상승했다.

산업 및 직업별 취업자에서 산업별 취업자의 전년동월대비 증감을 보면, 전기․운수․통신․금융업 5만명(20.5%), 사업․개인․공공서비스 및 기타 3만 3천명(4.9%), 제조업 1만명(3.1%) 각각 증가했으나, 도소매․숙박음식점업 4만 2천명(-12.8%), 건설업 2만 4천명(-16.1%)  각각 감소했다.

직업별 취업자의 전년동월대비 증감을 보면,사무종사자 2만 5천명(7.8%), 관리자ㆍ전문가 1만 7천명(4.4%) 각각 증가했으나, 기능·기계조작·조립·단순종사자 8천명(-1.2%), 서비스ㆍ판매종사자 7천명(-1.9%) 각각 감소했다. 

종사상 지위별 취업자에서 종사상 지위별로 전년동월대비 증감을 보면 임금근로자는 1만 6천명(1.2%) 증가했고, 비임금근로자는 1만 8천명(5.8%) 증가했다.

임금근로자 중 상용근로자는 3만 6천명(3.6%), 임시근로자는 1천명(0.3%) 각각 증가했으나, 일용근로자는 2만 1천명(-29.6%) 감소했다.

비임금근로자 중 자영업자는 1만 5천명(5.3%), 무급가족종사자는 3천명(10.9%) 각각 증가했다. 

취업시간대별 취업자에서  취업시간대별 취업자의 전년동월대비 증감을 보면, 36시간 미만 취업자는 36만 3천명으로 52만 7천명(-59.2%) 감소했으나, 36시간 이상 취업자는 133만 8천명으로 55만 5천명(70.7%) 증가했다. 

또,  주당 평균 취업시간은 38.9시간으로 전년동월대비 3.6시간 증가했다. 

실업자 동향에서 2025년 5월 인천시 실업자는 6만 1천명으로 전년동월대비 1천명(1.8%) 증가했으며 성별 전년동월대비 증감을 보면 남자는 3만 4천명으로 0.4천명(-1.2%) 감소했으나, 여자는 2만 7천명으로 2천명(5.8%) 증가했다.

 실업률은 3.4%로 전년동월과 동일했으며, 성별 전년동월대비 증감을 보면 남자는 3.3%로 0.2%p 하락했으나, 여자는 3.5%로 0.1%p 상승했다.

*아래는 위 기사를 ‘구글 번역’으로 번역한 영문 기사의 [전문]입니다.‘구글번역’은 이해도 높이기를 노력하고 있습니다. 영문 번역에 오류가 있을 수 있음을 전제로 합니다.<*Below is the [full text] of the English article translated by 'Google Translate'. 'Google Translate' is trying to improve comprehension. It is assumed that there may be errors in the English translation.>

Employment Trends in Incheon City in May 2025

Compared to the same month of the previous year, the population aged 15 or older, the economically active population, and the economically inactive population each increased, the employed and the unemployed each increased, the employed working less than 36 hours decreased, and the average weekly working hours of those working more than 36 hours each increased

-Break News Incheon Park Sang-do reporter

On the 11th, the Gyeongin Regional Statistical Office announced the employment trends in Incheon Metropolitan City in May 2025.

Looking at the population aged 15 or older and the economically active population in the employment trend data, the population aged 15 or older in Incheon City in May 2025 was 2.705 million, an increase of 40,000 (1.5%) compared to the same month of the previous year.

The economically active population increased by 35,000 (2.0%) year-on-year to 1,789,000, and the economic activity participation rate rose by 0.3%p year-on-year to 66.1%.

The economically inactive population increased by 5,000 (0.5%) year-on-year to 916,000, and looking at the year-on-year increase and decrease by gender, the number of men decreased by 8,000 (-2.4%) to 327,000, but the number of women increased by 13,000 (2.2%) to 589,000.

Looking at the employment trend and employment rate, the number of employed people in Incheon City in May 2025 was 1,728,000, an increase of 34,000 (2.0%) year-on-year.

Looking at the year-on-year increase/decrease by gender, males increased by 28,000 (3.0%) to 978,000, and females increased by 6,000 (0.8%) to 750,000.

The employment rate rose 0.3%p year-on-year to 63.9%, and looking at the year-on-year increase/decrease by gender, males rose 1.0%p to 73.0%, but females fell 0.4%p to 54.9%.

The employment rate for those aged 15-64 (based on OECD comparison criteria) rose 0.1%p year-on-year to 69.9%.

Looking at the increase and decrease in the number of employed people by industry and occupation compared to the same month of the previous year, the number of employed people by industry increased by 50,000 (20.5%) in the electricity, transportation, communications, and finance industries, 33,000 (4.9%) in business, personal, public services, and others, and 10,000 (3.1%) in manufacturing, but decreased by 42,000 (-12.8%) in wholesale, retail, accommodation, and food service industries, and 24,000 (-16.1%) in construction.

Looking at the increase and decrease in the number of employed people by occupation compared to the same month of the previous year, the number of office workers increased by 25,000 (7.8%), and the number of managers and experts increased by 17,000 (4.4%), but the number of skilled workers, machine operators, assemblers, and simple workers decreased by 8,000 (-1.2%), and the number of service and sales workers decreased by 7,000 (-1.9%).

Looking at the increase and decrease in the number of employed by occupational status compared to the same month of the previous year, wage workers increased by 16,000 (1.2%) and non-wage workers increased by 18,000 (5.8%).

Among wage workers, regular workers increased by 36,000 (3.6%) and temporary workers increased by 1,000 (0.3%), but daily workers decreased by 21,000 (-29.6%).

Among non-wage workers, self-employed workers increased by 15,000 (5.3%) and unpaid family workers increased by 3,000 (10.9%).

Looking at the increase and decrease in the number of employed people by working hours compared to the same month of the previous year, the number of employed people working less than 36 hours decreased by 527,000 (-59.2%) to 363,000, but the number of employed people working more than 36 hours increased by 555,000 (70.7%) to 1,338,000.

In addition, the average weekly working hours increased by 3.6 hours compared to the same month of the previous year to 38.9 hours.

In terms of unemployment trends, the number of unemployed people in Incheon in May 2025 was 61,000, an increase of 1,000 (1.8%) compared to the same month of the previous year, and looking at the increase and decrease by gender compared to the same month of the previous year, the number of unemployed people decreased by 0.4 thousand (-1.2%) to 34,000 to 27,000, an increase of 2,000 (5.8%) to 27,000.

The unemployment rate was 3.4%, the same as the same month of the previous year, and looking at the year-on-year increase/decrease by gender, men's rate fell by 0.2%p to 3.3%, but women's rate rose by 0.1%p to 3.5%.