▲ 2025년 11월 인천광역시 고용동향(사진제공:경인지방통계청)  © 박상도 기자

(브레이크뉴스인천 박상도 기자) 경인지방통계청이 10일,  '2025년 11월 인천광역시 고용동향'을 발표했다.

자료에서 15세이상인구 및 경제활동인구을 보면, 2025년 11월 인천시 15세이상인구는 272만 7천명으로 전년동월대비 3만 9천명(1.4%) 증가했다.

경제활동인구는 178만 2천명으로 전년동월대비 2천명(0.1%) 증가했으며 경제활동참가율은 65.4%로 전년동월대비 0.8%p 하락했다.

비경제활동인구는 94만 4천명으로 전년동월대비 3만 7천명(4.0%) 증가했다.

성별로 보면 남자는 33만 7천명으로 전년동월대비 4천명(1.2%) 증가했고, 여자는 60만 7천명으로 3만 3천명(5.7%) 증가했다.

취업자 동향에서 취업자 및 고용률을 보면, 2025년 11월 인천시 취업자는 172만 9천명으로 전년동월대비 3천명(0.2%) 증가했다.

성별로 보면 남자는 98만 2천명으로 전년동월대비 1만 7천명(1.7%) 증가했으나, 여자는 74만 7천명으로 1만 4천명(-1.8%) 감소했다.

고용률은 63.4%로 전년동월대비 0.8%p 하락했다.

성별로 보면 남자는 72.8%로 전년동월대비 0.2%p 상승했으나, 여자는 54.2%로 1.8%p 하락했다.

 15~64세 고용률(OECD 비교 기준)은 69.6%로 전년동월대비 1.2%p 하락했다.

산업 및 직업별 취업자에서 산업별 취업자의 전년동월대비 증감을 보면, 전기․운수․통신․금융업(3만 8천명, 13.7%), 제조업(2만 3천명, 7.5%) 등에서 증가했으나 도소매․숙박음식점업(-3만 1천명, -9.6%), 사업․개인․공공서비스 및 기타(-2만명, -2.9%), 건설업(-1만 1천명, -7.8%) 등에서 감소했다.

직업별 취업자의 전년동월대비 증감을 보면, 기능․기계조작․조립․단순종사자(2만 8천명, 4.5%), 사무종사자(1만 9천명, 5.8%) 등에서 증가했으나, 서비스․판매종사자(-3만 6천명, -9.3%), 관리자․전문가(-1만 4천명, -3.6%) 등에서 감소했다.

종사상 지위별 취업자에서 종사상 지위별로 전년동월대비 증감을 보면, 임금근로자는 1만 5천명(1.1%) 증가하였으나, 비임금근로자는 1만 2천명(-3.7%) 감소했다.

임금근로자 중 상용근로자는 2만 3천명(2.3%) 증가했으나, 임시근로자는 1만명(-3.0%) 감소, 일용근로자는 1천명(2.2%) 증가했다.

비임금근로자 중 자영업자는 5천명(-1.7%), 무급가족종사자는 7천명(-23.1%)각각 감소했다.

취업시간대별 취업자에서 취업시간대별 취업자의 전년동월대비 증감을 보면, 36시간 미만 취업자는 36만 4천명으로 1만명(2.7%) 증가했으나, 36시간 이상 취업자는 134만 5천명으로 1만 1천명(-0.8%) 감소했다.

주당 평균 취업시간은 38.7시간으로 전년동월대비 0.4시간 감소했다.

실업자 동향에서  2025년 11월 인천시 실업자는 5만 3천명으로 전년동월대비 1천명(-1.3%) 감소했다.

성별로 보면 남자는 3만 1천명으로 전년동월대비 1천명(-3.8%) 감소했으나, 여자는 2만 3천명으로 0.4천명(1.8%) 증가했다.

실업률은 3.0%로 전년동월과 동일했으며  성별로 보면 남자는 3.0%로 전년동월대비 0.2%p 하락했으나, 여자는 2.9%로 0.1%p 상승했다. 

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Employment Trends in Incheon City, November 2025

Compared to the same month last year, the number of people aged 15 and older and the economically active population increased, the number of employed people increased, the number of unemployed people decreased, the number of people working less than 36 hours increased, and the number of people working more than 36 hours and the average weekly working hours decreased.

-Break News Incheon Park Sang-do Reporter

On the 10th, the Gyeongin Regional Statistics Office released the "November 2025 Employment Trends in Incheon Metropolitan City."

Looking at the population aged 15 and older and the economically active population, the data shows that the population aged 15 and older in Incheon in November 2025 was 2.727 million, an increase of 39,000 (1.4%) compared to the same month last year.

The economically active population reached 1.782 million, an increase of 2,000 (0.1%) year-on-year. The economic participation rate was 65.4%, a decrease of 0.8 percentage points year-on-year.

The economically inactive population reached 944,000, an increase of 37,000 (4.0%) year-on-year.

By gender, the number of males reached 337,000, an increase of 4,000 (1.2%) year-on-year, and the number of females reached 607,000, an increase of 33,000 (5.7%) year-on-year.

Looking at employment trends and employment rates, the number of employed persons in Incheon as of November 2025 reached 1.729 million, an increase of 3,000 (0.2%) year-on-year.

By gender, the number of males increased by 17,000 (1.7%) year-on-year to 982,000, while the number of females decreased by 14,000 (-1.8%) to 747,000.

The employment rate was 63.4%, down 0.8 percentage points year-on-year.

By gender, the number of males rose by 0.2 percentage points year-on-year to 72.8%, while the number of females fell by 1.8 percentage points to 54.2%.

The employment rate for those aged 15-64 (based on OECD comparisons) was 69.6%, down 1.2 percentage points year-on-year.

Looking at the year-on-year increase in employment by industry and occupation, employment increased in the electricity, transportation, communications, and finance industries (38,000, 13.7%) and manufacturing (23,000, 7.5%). However, there were decreases in wholesale, retail, accommodation, and food service (-31,000, -9.6%), business, personal, public services, and other (-20,000, -2.9%), and construction (-11,000, -7.8%).

Looking at the year-on-year increase in employment by occupation, there were increases in skilled, machine operator, assembly, and simple workers (28,000, 4.5%) and office workers (19,000, 5.8%), but decreases in service and sales workers (-36,000, -9.3%) and managers and professionals (-14,000, -3.6%).

Looking at year-on-year changes by employment status, the number of employed persons increased by 15,000 (1.1%), while the number of non-wage workers decreased by 12,000 (-3.7%).

Among wage workers, the number of permanent workers increased by 23,000 (2.3%), while the number of temporary workers decreased by 10,000 (-3.0%) and the number of daily workers increased by 1,000 (2.2%).

Among non-wage workers, the number of self-employed persons decreased by 5,000 (-1.7%) and unpaid family workers decreased by 7,000 (-23.1%).

Looking at the year-on-year changes in the number of employed by working hours, those working less than 36 hours increased by 10,000 (2.7%) to 364,000, while those working more than 36 hours decreased by 11,000 (-0.8%) to 1,345,000.

The average weekly working hours were 38.7 hours, a 0.4 hour decrease year-on-year.

Regarding unemployment trends, the number of unemployed in Incheon in November 2025 was 53,000, a 1,000 (-1.3%) decrease year-on-year.

By gender, the number of unemployed men decreased by 1,000 (-3.8%) to 31,000, while the number of unemployed women increased by 0.4,000 (1.8%) to 23,000.

The unemployment rate remained unchanged from the same month last year at 3.0%. By gender, the unemployment rate for men fell 0.2 percentage points year-on-year to 3.0%, but for women it rose 0.1 percentage points to 2.9%.